Total maximum daily load (TMDL) approach to surface water quality management: Concepts, issues, and applications

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 442-448

  Elshorbagy, Amin ^a   Teegavarapu, Ramesh S V ^b   Ormsbee, Lindell ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nutrients; Pathogen and pH impairment; TMDL implementation; Total maximum daily loads (TMDLs)

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DRAINAGE; PATHOLOGY; PH EFFECTS; SURFACE WATERS; WATER QUALITY;

NUTRIENTS; PATHOGEN AND PH IMPAIRMENT; TMDL IMPLEMENTATION; TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS (TMDL);

WATER POLLUTION;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DRAINAGE; PATHOLOGY; PH EFFECTS; SURFACE WATERS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ACID; MINE DRAINAGE; NUTRIENT; PATHOGEN; POLLUTION CONTROL; SURFACE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

KENTUCKY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746597481     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/l04-107     Document Type: Article

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