Assessing a wastewater discharge to the subtropical Rio Grande using aerial videography and in situ physicochemistry

Geocarto International

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 41-48

  Webster, Charles F ^a   Fletcher, Reginald S ^b   Everitt, James H ^b   Davis, Michael R ^b   Escobar, David E ^b   Repic, Randall L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b KIKA DE LA GARZA SUBTROPICAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FLINT   (United States)

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EID: 77950031384     PISSN: 10106049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10106040408542326     Document Type: Article

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