Effect of development on water quality for seven streams in North Carolina

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 185, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 6277-6289

  Line, D E ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Pollutant export; Water quality

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; ON-SITE SEPTIC SYSTEM; POLLUTANT EXPORT; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; TOTAL SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM;

HOUSING; NITROGEN; RECLAMATION; STORMS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

WATER POLLUTION;

AMMONIA NITROGEN; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BASEFLOW; DISCHARGE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; STREAMWATER; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECAL COLIFORM; LAND USE; SEDIMENT; STREAM (RIVER); UNITED STATES; URBANIZATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; NITROGEN; NORTH CAROLINA; PHOSPHORUS; RIVERS; URBAN RENEWAL; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WATER QUALITY;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879840727     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-012-3024-z     Document Type: Article

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