Efficacy of natural wetlands to retain nutrient, sediment and microbial pollutants

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1837-1846

  Knox, A K ^a   Dahlgren, R A ^a   Tate, K W ^a   Atwill, E R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; IRRIGATION; NITRATES; NUTRIENTS; OIL SPILLS; POLLUTION; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES; CALIFORNIA; E. COLI; FLOW-THROUGH; INFLOW RATES; MANAGEMENT PLANNING; NATURAL PROCESSES; NATURAL WETLANDS; NON-POINT SOURCES; PLANT UPTAKE; POLLUTANT LOADS; RETENTION EFFICIENCIES; SIERRA NEVADA; SOLUBLE REACTIVE P; TAILWATER; TOTAL SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS;

WETLANDS;

NITRATE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW RATE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PASTURE; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER QUALITY; WETLAND;

AGRICULTURE; BROMIDES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; NITRATES; NITROGEN; PHOSPHATES; WATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS; WETLANDS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 51849140544     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2007.0067     Document Type: Article

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