Integrating sentinel watershed-systems into the monitoring and assessment of Minnesota's (USA) waters quality

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 138, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 149-158

  Magner, J A ^a   Brooks, K N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment and management; Scale; TMDL; Water quality standards; Watershed monitoring

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; STANDARDS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATERSHEDS;

NON-POINT SOURCES; POINT SOURCES; SENTINEL WATERSHED-SYSTEMS APPROACH;

WATER QUALITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; STANDARD (REGULATION); WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; IMAGING SYSTEM; LAND USE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER QUALITY; WATER STANDARD; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; MINNESOTA; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39049170794     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-007-9752-9     Document Type: Article

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