Variation of organic carbon and nitrate with river flow within an oceanic regime in a rural area and potential impacts for drinking water production

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 477, Issue , 2013, Pages 86-93

  Baures E ^a,b   Delpla, I ^a,b   Merel, S ^c   Thomas, M F ^d   Jung, A V ^a,b,d   Thomas, O ^a,b  

^a EHESP SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

^d School of Environmental Engineering (EME)   (France)

Author keywords

Climate change; Data analysis; Resource water quality; Weather events

Indexed keywords

C/N RATIO; DRINKING WATER PRODUCTION; EXTREME FLOWS; HEALTH CONCERNS; HEAVY RAINS; HIGH-FLOW RATE; HYDROLOGIC REGIME; HYDROLOGICAL CONDITION; MEAN FLOW; MEAN TEMPERATURE; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; NITRATE FLUXES; POTENTIAL HEALTH; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; RIVER FLOW; SURFACE RUNOFFS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WATER QUALITY DATA; WEATHER EVENTS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA REDUCTION; FLOODS; FLOW OF WATER; FLOW RATE; ORGANIC CARBON; RURAL AREAS; SURFACE WATERS; WATER QUALITY;

NITRATES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DRINKING WATER; DROUGHT; FLOOD; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; METEOROLOGY; NITRATE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RIVER FLOW; RUNOFF; RURAL AREA; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE; WATER TREATMENT;

FRANCE;

EID: 84871499341     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.11.006     Document Type: Article

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