An assessment of the reference watershed approach for TMDLs with biological impairments

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 181, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 341-354

  Wagner, Rachel C ^a   Dillaha, Theo A ^b   Yagow, Gene ^b  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic impairment; GWLF; Modeling; Reference Watershed Approach; SWAT; TMDL; Water quality

Indexed keywords

LAND USE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

BENTHIC IMPAIRMENT; GWLF MODEL; REFERENCE WATERSHED APPROACH;

WATER ANALYSIS;

LAND USE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; MODELING; STANDARD (REFERENCE); WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HYDROLOGY; LAND USE; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENTATION RATE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER STANDARD; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34247340569     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-006-9306-8     Document Type: Article

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