Using soil loss models to estimate suspended solids concentrations in stormwater runoff from pre-urban areas

Australian Journal of Water Resources

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-60

  Brodie, I M ^a   Rosewell, C J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLLUTION; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOILS; STORM SEWERS; STORMS; TOPOGRAPHY;

EVENT MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; POLLUTANT CONCENTRATION; SITE SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS; STORM WATER RUNOFF; STORM-WATER MANAGEMENTS; STORMWATER POLLUTION; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS; UNIVERSAL SOIL LOSS EQUATION;

URBAN GROWTH;

EID: 77958489903     PISSN: 13241583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13241583.2008.11465333     Document Type: Article

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