Can control of soil erosion mitigate water pollution by sediments?

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 468-469, Issue , 2014, Pages 1187-1197

  Rickson, R J ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Erosion control effectiveness; Risk reduction policy; Sediment; Sediment borne pollutants; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT SEDIMENT BUDGET; EROSION CONTROL EFFECTIVENESS; FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE; GOOD ECOLOGICAL STATUS; RISK REDUCTIONS; SOIL EROSION; SOIL EROSION CONTROLS;

CATCHMENTS; EROSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENTS; SOILS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER QUALITY;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

BORON; CADMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; LEAD; MERCURY; NICKEL; NITROGEN; PESTICIDE; PHOSPHORUS; SELENIUM; VANADIUM;

BASELINE CONDITIONS; ELEMENT MOBILITY; EROSION CONTROL; EROSION RATE; EUROPEAN UNION; HILLSLOPE; POLICY APPROACH; POLLUTION POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WATER POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARABLE LAND; ARTICLE; EUTROPHICATION; FORESTRY; GEOGRAPHY; GRASSLAND; LAND USE; PASTURE; POLICY; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; RIVER; SEDIMENT; SOIL EROSION; SOIL MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER QUALITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EROSION CONTROL EFFECTIVENESS; RISK REDUCTION POLICY; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT BORNE POLLUTANTS; SOIL EROSION;

AGRICULTURE; ECOLOGICAL PARAMETER MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GREAT BRITAIN; SOIL; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84889606925     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.05.057     Document Type: Article

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