Flow-specific trends in river-water quality resulting from the effects of the clean air act in three mesoscale, forested river basins in the northeastern United States through 2002

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 120, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 1-25

  Murdoch, Peter S ^a   Shanley, James B ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid rain; Northeastern US; River water quality trends; Trends methods

Indexed keywords

CLEAN AIR ACT; RIVER WATER-QUALITY TRENDS; TRENDS METHODS;

ACID RAIN; CATCHMENTS; DEPOSITION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); HYDROLOGY; STREAM FLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

RIVERS;

CALCIUM ION; MAGNESIUM ION; NITRATE; RIVER WATER; SULFATE;

ACID RAIN; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RIVER BASIN; RIVER FLOW; RIVER WATER; STREAMFLOW; WATER QUALITY;

ALKALINITY; ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW RATE; FORESTRY; HYDROLOGY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; QUALITY CONTROL; RIVER BASIN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLUTE; STREAM (RIVER); UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

ACID RAIN; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NEW ENGLAND; NITRATES; RIVERS; SULFATES; TREES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33747469510     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-005-9028-1     Document Type: Article

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