A combined geochemical and hydrological approach for understanding macronutrient sources

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 500, Issue , 2013, Pages 226-242

  Lapworth, Dan J ^a   Gooddy, Daren C ^a   Kent, Flo ^b   Heaton, Tim H E ^c   Cole, Steven J ^d   Allen, Debbie ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beult catchment; Grid to Grid modelling; Land use; Macronutrients; Organic fluorescence; Source identification; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS; DISTRIBUTED HYDROLOGICAL MODELLING; MACRONUTRIENTS; SITE OF SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS; SOLUBLE REACTIVE PHOSPHORUS; SOURCE IDENTIFICATION; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES;

BIOCHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; FLUORESCENCE; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; LAND USE; NITRATES; NITROGEN REMOVAL; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; RIVER POLLUTION; RUNOFF; WASTEWATER; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER QUALITY;

CATCHMENTS;

BASEFLOW; BIOAVAILABILITY; CATCHMENT; COLLOID; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; FLUORESCENCE; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LAND USE CHANGE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT SOURCE; STORM; SURFACE WATER; WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84883049969     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.07.006     Document Type: Article

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