Soil erosion and its impacts on water treatment in the northeastern provinces of Thailand

Environment International

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 706-711

  Sthiannopkao, Suthipong ^a   Takizawa, Satoshi ^b   Homewong, Jiraporn ^c   Wirojanagud, Wanpen ^c  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Land uses; Phong watershed; Soil erosion; Turbidity; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); CLARIFIERS; DAMS; EROSION; RAIN; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; SOIL CONSERVATION; STORMS; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHEDS;

LAND USES; PHONG WATERSHED; WATER STORAGE;

WATER TREATMENT;

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; LAND USE; RIVER POLLUTION; SILTATION; SLUDGE; SOIL EROSION; TURBIDITY; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER QUALITY; WATER STORAGE; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT; WATER USE; WATERSHED;

PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESERVOIR; REVIEW; RIVER; SOIL EROSION; THAILAND; TURBIDITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

AGRICULTURE; SOIL EROSION; WATER TREATMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; PHONG RIVER; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND; UBOLRATANA DAM;

EID: 34248664718     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2006.12.007     Document Type: Review

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