Wastewater release and its impacts on Canadian waters

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1836-1859

  Holeton, Claire ^a   Chambers, Patricia A ^a   Grace, Laura ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BACTERIUM; DISCHARGE; DRUG; EUTROPHICATION; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION EFFECT; POPULATION GROWTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER;

CANADA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 80053988787     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f2011-096     Document Type: Article

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