Separation of physical loading from photosynthesis/respiration processes in rivers by mass balance

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 390, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 205-214

  Iwanyshyn, M ^a   Ryan, M C ^a   Chu, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biogeochemical processes; Chloride; Diurnal variations; Mass balance; Mass flux; Nutrients; Physical loading; TMDL

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEMS; MASS TRANSFER; NUTRIENTS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; DIURNAL VARIATIONS; MASS FLUXES; PHYSICAL LOADING; RIVER DISCHARGE;

RIVERS;

AMMONIA; CHLORIDE; NITRATE; PHOSPHATE;

AMMONIA; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MASS BALANCE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RESPIRATION; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING; CANADA; GLACIAL MASS BALANCE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; WASTE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ALBERTA; AMMONIA; CALCIUM; CELL RESPIRATION; CHLORIDES; NITRATES; OXYGEN; PHOSPHATES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RIVERS; SODIUM; SULFATES; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ALBERTA; BOW RIVER; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 36549015185     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.09.038     Document Type: Article

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