Experimenting with hydroelectric reservoirs

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 18, 2004, Pages

  Bodaly, R A ^a   Beaty, Kenneth G ^a   Hendzel, Len H ^a   Majewski, Andrew R ^a   Paterson, Michael J ^a   Rolfhus, Kristofer R ^b   Penn, Alan F ^c   St Louis, Vincent L ^d   Hall, Britt D ^d   Matthews, Cory J D ^d   Cherewyk, Katharine A ^e   Mailman, Mariah ^a,e   Hurley, James P ^f   Schiff, Sherry L ^g   Venkiteswaran, Jason J ^g  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

^c Cree Regional Authority Canada   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREEN HOUSE GAS EMISSION; HYDROELECTRIC RESERVOIRS; MERCURY ACCUMULATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISHERIES; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MERCURY (METAL); RESERVOIRS (WATER);

HYDROELECTRIC POWER;

CARBON; MERCURY; METHANE; METHYLMERCURY; NITROUS OXIDE; WATER;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLOODING; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; RESERVOIR;

BIOMASS; CONTAMINATION; ELECTRICITY; FLOODING; GAS; GREENHOUSE; HYDRODYNAMICS; LANDSCAPE; POLICY; RESERVOIR; REVIEW; SOIL; WATER SUPPLY; ZOOPLANKTON;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMALS; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; FOOD CHAIN; METHANE; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; NITROUS OXIDE; ONTARIO; POWER PLANTS; SOIL; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 4544235710     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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