Effect of urbanization on surface water chemistry in south-central Texas

Urban Ecosystems

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 195-210

  Aitkenhead Peterson, Jacqueline A ^a   Nahar, Nurun ^b   Harclerode, Cara L ^a   Stanley, Nina C ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b North Dakota State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Urban; Watersheds; WWTP

Indexed keywords

POACEAE;

EID: 79955059688     PISSN: 10838155     EISSN: 15731642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-010-0147-2     Document Type: Article

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