Adjustment of total suspended solids data for use in sediment studies

Joint Conference on Water Resource Engineering and Water Resources Planning and Management 2000: Building Partnerships

Volumn 104, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Glysson, G Douglas ^a   Gray, John R ^a   Conge, Lisa M ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrologic data; Rivers; Sediment concentration; Streams; Suspended solids; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL RESULTS; AQUATIC HABITATS; DRINKING WATER TREATMENT PROCESS; FLUVIAL SEDIMENT; GENERAL EQUATIONS; HYDROLOGIC DATA; LABORATORY ANALYSIS; NEGATIVE BIAS; SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION; STREAMS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS; SUSPENDED SOLIDS; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; OIL SPILLS; PLANNING; POTABLE WATER; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SURVEYS; WATER RESOURCES; WATER RESOURCES EXPLORATION; WATER TREATMENT;

RIVER POLLUTION;

EID: 74949098684     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40517(2000)270     Document Type: Conference Paper

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