Preliminary environmental monitoring of water quality in the Rio Grande in the Laredo-Nuevo Laredo Region

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1379-1390

  Buelna, Genoveva ^a   Riffat, Rumana ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE TAMAULIPAS   (Mexico)

^b The George Washington University   (United States)

Author keywords

Lotic system; Maquiladora; Metals; Pesticides; Rio Bravo; Rio Grande; VOC; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PESTICIDES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

LOTIC SYSTEMS; MAQUILADORA; RIO BRAVO; RIO GRANDE;

WATER QUALITY;

BROMODICHLOROMETHANE; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; DIBROMOCHLOROMETHANE; DRINKING WATER; FRESH WATER; IRON; MANGANESE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POTASSIUM; SILICON; STRONTIUM; SURFACE WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOTA; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUID INTAKE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; RADIOACTIVITY; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; WATER QUALITY;

BUTANOLS; BUTANONES; CARBON DISULFIDE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROCARBONS; METALS; MEXICO; NITRATES; NITRITES; PESTICIDES; PHENOLS; RIVERS; SULFATES; TEXAS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 34547798070     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520701480383     Document Type: Article

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