The control of a small dam in nutrient inputs to a hypertrophic estuary in a Mediterranean climate

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 180, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 97-108

  Avilés, Antonio ^a   Niell, F Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Municipal sewage; Nutrient forms; Palmones River; Pre dam; Self depuration

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; ESTUARIES; EUTROPHICATION; HYDRAULICS; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

MUNICIPAL SEWAGE; NUTRIENT FORMS; PALMONES RIVER; SELF-DEPURATION;

DAMS;

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

CATCHMENTS; DAMS; ESTUARIES; EUTROPHICATION; HYDRAULICS; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

CATCHMENT; DAM; ESTUARY; EUTROPHICATION; HYPERTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOSPHORUS; RETENTION; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; COASTAL WATERS; EFFLUENT; ESTUARY; EUTROPHICATION; FLOODING; NUTRIENT; RIVER; SEASON; SEWAGE; WATER QUALITY;

ANDALUCIA; CADIZ [ANDALUCIA]; EURASIA; EUROPE; PALMONES ESTUARY; PALMONES RIVER; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 33846889727     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-006-9253-4     Document Type: Article

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