Chloride transport and related processes at a municipal snow storage and disposal site

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 148-156

  Exall, Kirsten ^a   Marsalek, Jiri ^a   Rochfort, Quintin ^a   Kydd, Steven ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chloride; Meltwater management; Road salts; Snow disposal; Snow storage

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; DISPOSAL SITES; MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; ONTARIO , CANADA; RECEIVING WATERS; ROAD SALTS; SNOW DISPOSAL; SNOW STORAGE; SNOWMELT; STORMWATER POND;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION; HIGHWAY PLANNING; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS;

SNOW;

CHLORIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MELTWATER; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POND; SNOWMELT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 83055174604     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrjc.2011.023     Document Type: Article

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