Twenty-five years of ecological recovery of east fork poplar creek: Review of environmental problems and remedial actions

Environmental Management

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1010-1020

  Loar, James M ^a,b   Stewart, Arthur J ^a,c   Smith, John G ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Oak Ridge Associated Universities ^*  (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological monitoring; Pollution abatement; Pollution control; Recovery; Remedial actions; Stream ecosystems

Indexed keywords

COOLING WATER; ECOSYSTEMS; EFFLUENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HEAVY METALS; NATIONAL SECURITY; OIL SPILLS; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION DETECTION; RECOVERY; RIVERS; STREAM FLOW; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER QUALITY;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; ECOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES; NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEMS; POLLUTION ABATEMENT; REMEDIAL ACTIONS; STREAM ECOSYSTEMS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES;

RIVER POLLUTION;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; DISCHARGE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HEAVY METAL; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION MONITORING; RIVER POLLUTION; STREAMFLOW; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

COOLING; DECHLORINATION; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; EFFLUENT STANDARD; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; POLLUTION CONTROL; RECYCLING; REVIEW; SEWER; STREAM (RIVER); WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER STANDARD; WATER TREATMENT;

EAST FORK POPLAR CREEK; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79959375225     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-011-9625-4     Document Type: Review

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