Long-term trends and variation of acidity, CODMn and colour in coastal rivers of Western Finland in relation to climate and hydrology

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 408, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 5019-5027

  Saarinen, Tuomas ^a   Vuori, Kari Matti ^b   Alasaarela, Erkki ^a   Kløve, Bjørn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acid sulphate soils; Alkalinity; PH; River; Runoff; Trend

Indexed keywords

AS-SOILS; CLIMATE VARIABLES; FINLAND; FINNISH; FUTURE CLIMATE; GEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; LINEAR CORRELATION; LONG-TERM TREND; PH LEVELS; PH VALUE; RIVER FLOW; SULPHATES; TREND; WATERBODIES;

ACIDS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CLIMATE CHANGE; COLOR; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; PH EFFECTS; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SOILS;

ALKALINITY;

ACID SULFATE SOIL; ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CLIMATE EFFECT; COLOR; ESTUARINE FRONT; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; LAND USE; PH; RESEARCH WORK; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER WATER; RUNOFF; TREND ANALYSIS;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL WATERS; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINLAND; FLOW RATE; HYDROLOGY; LAND USE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; RIVER BASIN; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; SEASONAL VARIATION; TREND STUDY; WATER QUALITY;

ACID RAIN; ACIDS; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FINLAND; GEOLOGICAL PROCESSES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN; RIVERS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; FINLAND; GULF OF BOTHNIA; IIJOKI RIVER; KALAJOKI RIVER; KEMIJOKI RIVER; KOKEMAEN RIVER; KYRONJOKI RIVER; LANSI SUOMEN; OULU [FINLAND];

EID: 77956064017     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.07.009     Document Type: Article

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