Effluent-dominated streams. Part 1: Presence and effects of excess nitrogen and phosphorus in Wascana Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 496-507

  Waiser, Marley J ^a   Tumber, Vijay ^a   Holm, Jennifer ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Algae; Aquatic toxicology; Effluent; Effluent dominated systems; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BIOMASS; AQUATIC LIFE; AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY; AUTOTROPHY; BACTERIAL PRODUCTION; CONTROL SITES; DRINKING WATER; EXCESS NITROGEN; FRESHWATER SUPPLY; HETEROTROPHY; NUTRIENT RETENTION; SASKATCHEWAN , CANADA; SEWAGE EFFLUENTS; SOLUBLE REACTIVE PHOSPHORUS; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WATER QUALITY GUIDELINES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ALGAE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ECOLOGY; EFFLUENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; HEALTH RISKS; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; POTABLE WATER; REDUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENTS; SEWAGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; STREAM FLOW; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

RIVERS;

AMMONIA; CHLOROPHYLL A; DRINKING WATER; NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ALGA; AUTOTROPHY; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; EFFLUENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HETEROTROPHY; NITROGEN COMPOUND; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTION CONTROL; SATURATION; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEWAGE; STREAMFLOW; TAXONOMY; TOXICOLOGY; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ALGA; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; SPRING; STREAM (RIVER); WATER QUALITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BACTERIA; BIOMASS; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; RIVERS; SEASONS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CANADA; SASKATCHEWAN;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 78651348130     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.399     Document Type: Article

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