Spatial and seasonal patterns in water quality in an embayment-mainstem reach of the tidal freshwater Potomac River, USA: A multiyear study

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 147, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 351-375

  Jones, R Christian ^a   Kelso, Donald P ^a   Schaeffer, Elaine ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Fairfax County Environmental Services Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

BOD; Chlorophylla; Interannual; Multivariate; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Seasonal; Secchi depth; Spatial; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ALGAE CONTROL; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHLOROPHYLL; CLARIFICATION; DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; INDEPENDENT COMPONENT ANALYSIS; OCEANOGRAPHY; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PORPHYRINS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVERS; SEWAGE; SPRINGS (COMPONENTS); WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCES;

BOD; CHLOROPHYLLA; INTERANNUAL; MULTIVARIATE; SEASONAL; SECCHI DEPTH; SPATIAL;

EFFLUENTS;

AMMONIA; CHLORIDE; CHLOROPHYLL; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ANNUAL VARIATION; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHLOROPHYLL A; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVER WATER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; PH; PHOTOSYNTHETIC RATE; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

CHLOROPHYLL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; RIVERS; SEASONS; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; POTOMAC RIVER; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE;

EID: 56249123651     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-007-0126-0     Document Type: Article

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