In situ measurement of redox sensitive solutes at high spatial resolution in a riverbed using Diffusive Equilibrium in Thin Films (DET)

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 49, Issue , 2012, Pages 18-26

  Ullah, Sami ^a,b   Zhang, Hao ^a   Heathwaite, A Louise ^a   Binley, Andrew ^a   Lansdown, Katrina ^c,d   Heppell, Kate ^c   Trimmer, Mark ^d  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DET; Freshwater; Groundwater fed rivers; Hyporheic; In situ measurement; N cycling; Passive samplers; Redox; Riverbed

Indexed keywords

DET; FRESHWATER; GROUNDWATER-FED RIVERS; HYPORHEIC; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; N CYCLING; PASSIVE SAMPLERS; REDOX; RIVERBED;

GROUNDWATER; MANGANESE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; THIN FILMS;

SEDIMENTS;

AMMONIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; ION; MANGANESE; NITRATE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PIEZOMETER; REDOX POTENTIAL; RIVER BED; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL TYPE; SOLUTE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

EID: 84866642244     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2012.08.003     Document Type: Article

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