Water quality along a river continuum subject to point and diffuse sources

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 350, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 154-165

  Neal, Colin ^a   Jarvie, Helen P ^a   Love, Alison ^b   Neal, Margaret ^a   Wickham, Heather ^a   Harman, Sarah ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AMP4; Canal; Kennet; Phosphate; River; Sewage

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CALCITE; CATCHMENTS; NITRATES; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; RIVERS; SEWAGE TREATMENT; STREAM FLOW;

BIOLOGICAL RECOVERY; KENNET; SOLUBLE REACTIVE PHOSPHORUS (SRP);

WATER QUALITY;

AQUIFERS; CALCITE; CATCHMENTS; NITRATES; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; RIVERS; SEWAGE TREATMENT; STREAM FLOW; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CHALK; CRETACEOUS; DENITRIFICATION; PHOSPHORUS; POINT SOURCE; RIVER CHANNEL; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALASIA; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; KENNET RIVER; MARLBOROUGH; NEW ZEALAND; NEWBURY; READING [ENGLAND]; SOUTH ISLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WEST BERKSHIRE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 39149117092     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.10.034     Document Type: Article

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