Using stream bioassessment protocols to monitor impacts of a confined swine operation

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 747-753

  Jack, Jeffrey ^a   Kelley, Randall H ^a,c   Stiles, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOBRAN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Best management practices (BMPs); Bioindicators; Confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs); Macroinvertebrates; Nonpoint source pollution; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; DECOMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RUNOFF; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMP); CONFINED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS (CAFO); MACROINVERTEBRATES; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION;

SOLID WASTES;

BIOMARKERS; DECOMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RUNOFF; SOLID WASTES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; BIOINDICATOR; CHLOROPHYLL A; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FERTILIZER; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MACROINVERTEBRATE; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; PERIPHYTON; RIFFLE; RUNOFF; STREAMWATER; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

KENTUCKY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33845245647     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2006.tb04489.x     Document Type: Article

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