Dissolved oxygen levels in estuarine and coastal waters around Ireland

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1657-1663

  O'Boyle, Shane ^a   McDermott, Georgina ^a   Wilkes, Robert ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Dissolved oxygen; Environmental quality standard; Irish waters; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC LIFE; COASTAL WATERS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN LEVELS; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARD; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARDS; IRELAND; MUNICIPAL WASTE; OXYGEN DEFICIENCY; OXYGEN LEVELS; SURFACE AREA; URBAN WASTE WATER TREATMENT DIRECTIVES; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; WATERBODIES;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN SENSORS; ESTUARIES; LAW ENFORCEMENT; NITROGEN REMOVAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER RECYCLING;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITRATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; FRESH WATER; OXYGEN; SEA WATER;

ANOXIA; COASTAL WATER; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; ESTUARY; HYPOXIA; SURFACE AREA; WASTE TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ANOXIA; AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARY; HYPOXIA; IRELAND; SALINITY; SUMMER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; CHEMISTRY; EUTROPHICATION; GEOGRAPHY; WATER POLLUTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; FRESH WATER; GEOGRAPHY; IRELAND; OXYGEN; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 70449713771     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.07.002     Document Type: Article

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