Loire River eutrophication mitigation (1981-2011) measured by seasonal nutrients and algal pigments

IAHS-AISH Proceedings and Reports

Volumn 361, Issue , 2013, Pages 167-174

  Minaudo, C ^a   Moatar, F ^a   Meybeck, M ^b   Curie, F ^a   Gassama, N ^a   Leitao, M ^c  

^a Parc de Grandmont   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^c Bi Eau   (France)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Loire River; Nitrate; Nutrients; Phosphate; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

EUTROPHICATION; NITRATES; PHOSPHATES; QUALITY CONTROL; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVERS; WATER; WATERSHEDS;

EUROPEAN DIRECTIVE; HYDROCLIMATIC CONDITIONS; MULTIPLE-CHANNEL; PHOSPHORUS LEVELS; PHYSICO-CHEMICALS; SEASONAL AMPLITUDES; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY;

NUTRIENTS;

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; ALGA; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; CHLOROPHYLL A; EUTROPHICATION; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; LOW FLOW; NITRATE; PHOSPHATE; PIGMENT; POLLUTION CONTROL; SEASONALITY; TEMPORAL PERIOD; WATER TEMPERATURE;

FRANCE; LOIRE BASIN;

ALGAE;

EID: 84900422319     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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