Effects of land use change and erosion on physical and chemical properties of water(Karkhe watershed)

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 217-228

  Mahmoudi, B ^a   Bakhtiari, F ^b   Hamidifar, M ^b   Daneh kar, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAZANDARAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acidity; Anion; Cation; Salinity; Water quality; Watershed

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; ANION; CATION; CHEMICAL PROPERTY; LAND USE CHANGE; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; RIVER DISCHARGE; SALINITY; SOIL EROSION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

IRAN; KARKHEH RIVER; KHUZESTAN;

EID: 77954522689     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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