Urbanization Impairs Surface Water Quality: Eutrophication and Metal Stress In The Grand Canal Of China

River Research and Applications

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1135-1148

  Yu, S ^a   Yu, G B ^a   Liu, Y ^a   Li, G L ^a   Feng, S ^a   Wu, S C ^b   Wong, M H ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Metal stress; Surface water quality; The Grand Canal of China; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; EUTROPHICATION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOSPHORUS; SURFACE WATER; TOXICITY; TRACE METAL; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBANIZATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

CHINA; GRAND CANAL;

EID: 84867395899     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: 15351467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1501     Document Type: Article

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