Investigating the effects of point source and nonpoint source pollution on the water quality of the East River (Dongjiang) in South China

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 32, Issue , 2013, Pages 294-304

  Wu, Yiping ^a,b   Chen, Ji ^b  

^a EARTH RESOURCES OBSERVATION AND SCIENCE EROS CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

East River (Dongjiang); Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Pollution source areas; SWAT; Water quality index

Indexed keywords

EAST RIVER; NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POINT SOURCE AND NONPOINT SOURCES; POLLUTION SOURCES; SOIL AND WATER ASSESSMENT TOOLS; SWAT; WATER QUALITY INDEXES; WATER QUALITY VARIABLES;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; LANDFORMS; MANAGERS; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTION; RIVERS; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

RIVER POLLUTION;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DECISION MAKING; INDEX METHOD; NITROGEN COMPOUND; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RIVER POLLUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER QUALITY;

CHINA; DONG RIVER;

EID: 84877789036     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2013.04.002     Document Type: Article

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