The release of phosphorus to porewater and surface water from river riparian sediments

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1534-1544

  Surridge, Ben W J ^a   Heathwaite, A L ^b   Baird, Andrew J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLOODS; PHOSPHORUS; RESTORATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WETLANDS;

ANAEROBIC SAMPLES; LABORATORY MESOCOSMS; RIPARIAN ZONE; SEDIMENT INUNDATION;

SURFACE WATERS;

GROUND WATER; IRON OXIDE; NITRATE; PHOSPHORUS; RIVER WATER; SURFACE WATER;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISSOLUTION; FLOODING; MESOCOSM; NUTRIENT; OXYGENATION; REDUCTION; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM; RIVER; SEDIMENT; SIMULATION; WETLAND;

AEROBIOSIS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; NITRATES; PHOSPHORUS; RIVERS; TIME FACTORS; WATER; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EID: 34548722809     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2006.0490     Document Type: Article

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