A framework for managing runoff and pollution in the rural landscape using a Catchment Systems Engineering approach

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 468-469, Issue , 2014, Pages 1245-1254

  Wilkinson, M E ^a,b   Quinn, P F ^b   Barber, N J ^b   Jonczyk, J ^b  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catchment Systems Engineering; Diffuse pollution; Flooding; Framework; Multi purpose mitigation; Runoff

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CATCHMENT SYSTEM; DIFFUSE POLLUTION; DIVERSION STRUCTURES; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; FRAMEWORK; MULTI-PURPOSE; WATER QUALITY ISSUES;

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; FLOODS; OIL WELL FLOODING; POLLUTION; RUNOFF; STORMS; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; WATER QUALITY;

CATCHMENTS;

AMMONIA; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITRATE; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; RUNOFF;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CATCHMENT; EROSION RATE; FLOODING; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; NITRATE; OVERLAND FLOW; PHOSPHORUS; REDUCTION; RUNOFF; RURAL LANDSCAPE; SOIL NUTRIENT; STAKEHOLDER; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CATCHMENT; ENGINEERING; FLOODING; HURRICANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM; RURAL AREA; SEDIMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER QUALITY; WOOD DEBRIS;

CATCHMENT SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; DIFFUSE POLLUTION; FLOODING; FRAMEWORK; MULTI-PURPOSE MITIGATION; RUNOFF;

AGRICULTURE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CYCLONIC STORMS; ENGINEERING; ENGLAND; RIVERS; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84889597930     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.07.055     Document Type: Article

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