Addressing total phosphorus impairments with water quality trading

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1297-1306

  Obropta, Christopher C ^a   Rusciano, Gregory M ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nonpoint source pollution; Nutrients; Point source pollution; Rivers streams; Surface water; Total maximum daily load; Water quality; Water quality trading

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; PHOSPHORUS; RIVERS; WATERSHEDS;

NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; NUTRIENTS; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD; WATER QUALITY TRADING;

WATER QUALITY;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; PHOSPHORUS; RIVERS; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; DISCHARGE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; PHOSPHORUS; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLLUTANT; SOIL EROSION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

NEW JERSEY; NORTH AMERICA; RARITAN BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845337620     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2006.tb05302.x     Document Type: Article

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