Controlling tailwater sediment and phosphorus concentrations with polyacrylamide in the Imperial Valley, California

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1072-1077

  Goodson, Christopher C ^a   Schwartz, Gregory ^b   Amrhein, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Kent SeaTech   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE GROWTH; POLYACRYLAMIDE CONCENTRATIONS; TAILWATER SEDIMENT;

ALGAE; EUTROPHICATION; PHOSPHORUS; POLYACRYLATES; RANDOM ACCESS STORAGE; SURFACE DISCHARGES;

SEDIMENTS;

FERTILIZER; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; POLYACRYLAMIDE; RIVER WATER;

AGRICULTURE; ALGA; ARTICLE; EUTROPHICATION; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); SEDIMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SAMPLING;

ACRYLIC RESINS; AGRICULTURE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; CALIFORNIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; IRRIGATION; PHOSPHORUS; SODIUM; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

ALGAE;

EID: 33746401107     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2005.0243     Document Type: Article

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