Non-intrusive characterization methods for wastewater-affected groundwater plumes discharging to an alpine lake

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 149, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 201-211

  Roy, James W ^a   Robillard, Jasen M ^b   Watson, Susan B ^a   Hayashi, Masaki ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Geophysical surveys; Groundwater surface water interaction; Mountain hydrology; Periphyton

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION METHODS; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS; GROUNDWATER PLUMES; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; IN-SITU; IN-SITU MEASUREMENTS; MOUNTAIN HYDROLOGY; NON-INTRUSIVE; NUTRIENT LOADINGS; PERIPHYTON; SEDIMENT INTERFACE; SEEPAGE METERS; WATER SAMPLINGS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; FORESTRY; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GEOPHYSICS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; LANDFORMS; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SURFACE WATERS; TWO DIMENSIONAL; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; WASTEWATER; WATER; WATER ANALYSIS; WELLS;

EUTROPHICATION;

BIOMASS; DETECTION METHOD; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; EUTROPHICATION; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; LAKE WATER; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PERIPHYTON; PHOSPHORUS; SAMPLING; STREAMWATER; TAXONOMY; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ANIMALS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HUMANS; SEWAGE; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

EID: 58549084624     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-008-0194-9     Document Type: Article

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