Reconnaissance surveys to assess sources of diffuse pollution in rural catchments in East Anglia, eastern England - implications for policy

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 200-211

  Evans, R ^a  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exploratory survey; Nutrient enrichment; Policy; Run off; Sedimentation; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSE POLLUTION; ENGLAND; LAND MANAGERS; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENTS; POLICY MAKERS; RECONNAISSANCE SURVEYS; RURAL CATCHMENTS; SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS; SOIL EROSION;

EFFLUENTS; EROSION; NUTRIENTS; POLLUTION; PUBLIC POLICY; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTS; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SURVEYS; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY;

CATCHMENTS;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIFFUSION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHOTOGRAPHY; POLICY MAKING; POLLUTION EFFECT; RUNOFF; RURAL AREA; SEDIMENTATION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL POLLUTION; SURVEY; TURBIDITY;

ARTICLE; CLAY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTATION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL POLLUTION; STREAM (RIVER); UNITED KINGDOM; WATER QUALITY;

EAST ANGLIA; ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84860846887     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2011.00277.x     Document Type: Article

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