Organic matter and nutrient inputs to the Humber Estuary, England

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 136-143

  Boyes, Suzanne ^a   Elliott, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EU urban waste water treatment directive; Humber Estuary; Land claim; Nutrients; Organic matter

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; ESTUARIES; EUTROPHICATION; NITRATES; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EU URBAN WASTE-WATER TREATMENT DIRECTIVES; HUMBER ESTUARY; LAND-CLAIMS; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC MATTERS;

WATER POLLUTION;

NITRATE; ORGANIC MATTER;

ARABLE LAND; CATCHMENT; ESTUARY; NUTRIENT; ORGANIC MATTER; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; ESTUARY; EUTROPHICATION; INDUSTRIAL AREA; LAND BIOME; NONHUMAN; SEASHORE; SEWAGE; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WETLAND;

ECOSYSTEM; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; NITRATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUMBER ESTUARY; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33645968401     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.09.011     Document Type: Article

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