River phosphorus cycling: Separating biotic and abiotic uptake during short-term changes in sewage effluent loading

Water Research

Volumn 44, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 4425-4436

  Stutter, M I ^a   Demars, B O L ^a   Langan, S J ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algal assays; Kinetic sorption studies; Nutrient spiralling; Open flow through columns; Stoichiometry; Whole stream metabolism

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA; CATCHMENTS; ECOSYSTEMS; METABOLISM; PHOSPHORUS; PHYSIOLOGY; RIVERS; SEWAGE;

ALGAL ASSAY; FLOWTHROUGH; KINETIC SORPTION; KINETIC SORPTION STUDY; NUTRIENT SPIRALING; OPEN FLOW; OPEN FLOW-THROUGH COLUMN; SORPTION STUDIES; STREAM METABOLISM; WHOLE STREAM METABOLISM;

EFFLUENTS;

PHOSPHORUS; RIVER WATER;

ALGA; AUTOTROPHY; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HETEROTROPHY; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHOSPHORUS CYCLE; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; RIVER WATER; SEWAGE; SORPTION; STOICHIOMETRY;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHORUS CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; STOICHIOMETRY; WATER POLLUTION;

ALGAE;

EID: 77955269298     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.06.014     Document Type: Article

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