Distributions of median nutrient and chlorophyll concentrations across the Red River Basin, USA

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1966-1974

  Longing, S D ^a   Haggard, B E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITIES; CHLOROPHYLL A; CHLOROPHYLL CONCENTRATION; DATA SOURCE; DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY , OKLAHOMA; ECOREGIONS; FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS; LOUISIANA; MEDIAN CONCENTRATION; MEDIAN VALUE; MULTI STATE; NEW MEXICO; NUTRIENT CRITERIA; OKLAHOMA; QUALITY DATA; QUALITY PARAMETERS; RED RIVER BASIN; SPECIFIC FREQUENCIES; TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; TIME-PERIODS; TOTAL NITROGEN; TOTAL PHOSPHORUS;

CHLOROPHYLL; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER RESOURCES; WATERSHEDS;

RIVERS;

AMMONIA; CHLORIDE; CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPHYLL A; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; SULFATE;

ARTICLE; BIOGEOGRAPHIC REGION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONDUCTANCE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECAL COLIFORM; NUTRIENT; RIVER BASIN; TURBIDITY; UNITED STATES; WATER HARDNESS; WATER QUALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

CHLOROPHYLL; ECOSYSTEM; RIVERS; UNITED STATES; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 78650767575     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2009.0235     Document Type: Article

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