Dry weather flow contribution of metals, nutrients, and solids from natural catchments

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 190, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 183-195

  Stein, Eric D ^a   Yoon, Vada K ^b  

^a SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATER RESEARCH PROJECT   (United States)

^b Flow Science Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

Background water quality; Dry season flow; Natural catchments; RDA; Reference condition

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); NUTRIENTS; WATERSHEDS;

BACKGROUND WATER QUALITY; DRY SEASON FLOW; NATURAL CATCHMENTS; REFERENCE CONDITION;

SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

AMMONIA; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; NICKEL; NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHATE; SELENIUM; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

CATCHMENTS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); NUTRIENTS; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; WATERSHEDS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRY SEASON; METAL; NUTRIENT; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SOLID; URBAN AREA; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; NUTRIENT; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; STREAM (RIVER); SUMMER; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42249086595     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-007-9591-x     Document Type: Article

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