Long-term nitrate and phosphate loading of river water in the Upper Manyame Catchment, Zimbabwe

Water SA

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 637-642

  Nyamangara, J ^a   Jeke, N ^b   Rurinda, J ^b  

^a Matopos Research Station   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Effluent; Nutrient load; River water flow rate; Urban agriculture; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; CATCHMENT HYDROLOGY; ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY; MUNICIPAL ACTIVITIES; NUTRIENT LOADS; PHOSPHATE CONCENTRATION; RIVER WATER; URBAN AGRICULTURES;

AGRICULTURE; CATCHMENTS; DROUGHT; EFFLUENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FLOW OF WATER; FLOW RATE; HYDRAULICS; LAKES; NITRATES; POLLUTION; POTABLE WATER; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

RIVER POLLUTION;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; NITRATE; PHOSPHATE; RIVER FLOW; RIVER WATER; RUNOFF; WATER QUALITY;

ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES; URBANA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 84892891044     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v39i5.7     Document Type: Article

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