Implications of land disturbance on drinking water treatability in a changing climate: Demonstrating the need for " source water supply and protection" strategies

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 461-472

  Emelko, Monica B ^a   Silins, Uldis ^b   Bladon, Kevin D ^c   Stone, Micheal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Drinking water treatment; Integrated water management; Source water supply and protection; Treatability; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; FIRE PROTECTION; FIRES; FORESTRY; HEAVY METALS; POTABLE WATER; QUALITY CONTROL; RIVERS; SALVAGING; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; WATERSHEDS;

ADAPTATION; CHANGING CLIMATE; DOWN-STREAM; DRINKING WATER TREATMENT; INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT; PROTECTION STRATEGY; SOURCE WATER SUPPLY AND PROTECTION; SOURCE WATERS; TREATABILITY; WILDFIRE;

WATER SUPPLY;

CHLOROPHYLL A; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; DRINKING WATER; HEAVY METAL;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DRINKING WATER; INSECT; INTEGRATED APPROACH; NATURAL HAZARD; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT; WILDFIRE;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HYDROLOGY; LAND BIOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREAM (RIVER); TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT; WATERLOGGING; WATERSHED;

ALBERTA; CANADA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 78650420255     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.08.051     Document Type: Article

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