Assessing impact of urbanization on river water quality in the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone, China

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 120, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 313-325

  Ouyang, Tingping ^a   Zhu, Zhaoyu ^a   Kuang, Yaoqiu ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Impact assessment; River water quality; The pearl river delta economic zone; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

IMPACT ASSESSMENT; RIVER WATER QUALITY; URBAN ACTIVITIES; URBANIZATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MAPPING; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

URBAN PLANNING;

RIVER WATER;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; MAP; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVER WATER; URBANIZATION; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; URBANIZATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RIVERS; URBANIZATION; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG;

EID: 33747496661     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-005-9064-x     Document Type: Article

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