An evaluation of catchment-scale phosphorus mitigation using load apportionment modelling

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 409, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2211-2221

  Greene, S ^a   Taylor, D ^a   McElarney, Y R ^b   Foy, R H ^b   Jordan, P ^c,d  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diffuse; Load apportionment; Mitigation; Phosphorus; Point; Pollution; Water framework directive

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSE; LOAD APPORTIONMENT; MITIGATION; POINT; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE;

CATCHMENTS; EFFLUENTS; EUTROPHICATION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; LAKE POLLUTION; LAKES; LOADING; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTION; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SEPTIC TANKS; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER QUALITY;

RIVER POLLUTION;

FRESH WATER; MOLYBDATE REACTIVE PHOSPHORUS; PHOSPHORUS; PHOSPHORUS DERIVATIVE; RUNOFF; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CATCHMENT; EUTROPHICATION; MODELING; PHOSPHORUS; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; RIVER WATER;

AGRICULTURAL PROCEDURES; ARTICLE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CALIBRATION; CATCHMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; EUTROPHICATION; FLOODING; IRELAND; LAKE; LOAD APPORTIONMENT MODEL; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER BASIN; SEPTIC TANK; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; SOIL PROPERTY; SUMMER; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER QUALITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; FRESH WATER; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PHOSPHORUS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

IRELAND;

EID: 79953298936     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.02.016     Document Type: Article

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