Evaluating the influence of road salt on water quality of Ohio rivers over time

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue , 2014, Pages 25-35

  Dailey, Kelsey R ^a,b   Welch, Kathleen A ^b   Lyons, W Berry ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE MINERALS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ROADS AND STREETS; WATER QUALITY;

ANTHROPOGENIC CONTRIBUTION; ANTHROPOGENIC INPUTS; HISTORICAL ANALYSIS; HISTORICAL DATA; MANN-KENDALL TEST; TEMPORAL TRENDS; WATER SYSTEM; WINTER MONTHS;

RIVERS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BROMIDE; FERTILIZER; RIVER SYSTEM; ROAD; RUNOFF; SALINIZATION; SALT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

ATHENS COUNTY; HOCKING RIVER; OHIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84901792500     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: 18729134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2014.05.006     Document Type: Article

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