Cost-effective approach for continuous major ion and nutrient concentration estimation in a river

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 218-224

  Iwanyshyn, M ^a   Ryan, M C ^a   Chu, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dissolved solids; Electrical conductivity; Nutrients; Rivers; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESES; COLORIMETRY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COST EFFECTIVENESS; DISSOLUTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; ESTIMATION; IONS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RIVERS; SAFETY FACTOR; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

AVERAGE ERRORS; COLORIMETRIC ESTIMATIONS; COLORIMETRIC METHODS; COST-EFFECTIVE APPROACHES; DISSOLVED SOLIDS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; MAJOR CITIES; MAJOR IONS; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS; REAL-TIME ESTIMATIONS; RIVER HEALTHS; RIVER SYSTEMS; SURFACE WATER QUALITIES; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS; TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS;

NUTRIENTS;

AMMONIA; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA ACQUISITION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; NUTRIENT; RIVER; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 62549162618     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2009)135:4(218)     Document Type: Article

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