Assessment of chlorophyll-a as a criterion for establishing nutrient standards in the streams and rivers of Illinois

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 437-447

  Royer, Todd V ^a   David, Mark B ^b   Gentry, Lowell E ^b,c   Mitchell, Corey A ^b   Starks, Karen M ^b   Heatherly II, Thomas ^d   Whiles, Matt R ^d  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; RIVERS; STANDARDS; STREAM FLOW;

ALGAL BIOMASS; ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATES; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; NUTRIENT STANDARDS;

CHLOROPHYLL;

CHLOROPHYLL A; NITROGEN;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); RIVER; STANDARD; STREAM (RIVER); TURBIDITY; UNITED STATES; WATERSHED;

CHLOROPHYLL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ILLINOIS; NITRATES; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; RIVERS; SILICON DIOXIDE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ALGAE;

EID: 40849138130     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2007.0344     Document Type: Article

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