Water quality, nutrients and the water framework directive in an agricultural region: The lower Humber Rivers, northern England

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 350, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 232-245

  Neal, Colin ^a   Davies, Helen ^a   Neal, Margaret ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Humber; Nitrate; Nutrients; Phosphate; Water framework directive

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; CALCITE; CATCHMENTS; HEAVY METALS; NUTRIENTS;

HUMBER RIVERS; SOLUBLE REACTIVE PHOSPHORUS; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE;

WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; CALCITE; CATCHMENTS; HEAVY METALS; NUTRIENTS; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; BASEFLOW; CALCITE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); NITRATE (INORGANIC SALT); NITROGEN OXIDES; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RIVER POLLUTION; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUMBER RIVER; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 39149097808     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.10.059     Document Type: Article

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