The Bioavailability of Effluent-derived Organic Nitrogen along an Estuarine Salinity Gradient

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 269-280

  Filippino, Katherine C ^a   Mulholland, Margaret R ^a   Bernhardt, Peter W ^a   Boneillo, George E ^a   Morse, Ryan E ^a   Semcheski, Matthew ^b   Marshall, Harold ^b   Love, Nancy G ^c   Roberts, Quinn ^d   Bronk, Deborah A ^d  

^a Old Dominion University   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chesapeake Bay; Effluent; Organic nitrogen; Wastewater treatment plants

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOAVAILABILITY; EFFLUENT; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; EUTROPHICATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH RATE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; ORGANIC NITROGEN; SALINITY; WASTEWATER; WATERSHED;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79751532318     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-010-9314-1     Document Type: Article

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