Reducing the impact of summer cattle grazing on water quality in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California: A proposal

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 326-333

  Derlet, Robert W ^a   Goldman, Charles R ^a   Connor, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b California Office   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle grazing; Eutrophication; Non point pollution; Sierra Nevada; Water quality; Watersheds

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; TOXIN;

DRINKING WATER; EUTROPHICATION; GRAZING PRESSURE; LAKE POLLUTION; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; STREAM; WATER DEMAND; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; CATTLE; CYANOBACTERIUM; DISINFECTION; FILTRATION; GRAZING; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; ORGANIC POLLUTION; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; CAMPYLOBACTER; CATTLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; EUTROPHICATION; FRESH WATER; GIARDIA; HUMANS; WATER SUPPLY;

CALIFORNIA; SIERRA NEVADA [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; BOS; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 77953112737     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2009.171     Document Type: Article

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