Salt vulnerability assessment methodology for urban streams

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 517, Issue , 2014, Pages 877-888

  Betts, A R ^a   Gharabaghi, B ^a   McBean, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chloride; GIS; Road salt; Surface water; Vulnerability; Water quality

Indexed keywords

SURFACE WATERS; WATER QUALITY;

CHLORIDE; ROAD SALTS; URBAN STREAM; VULNERABILITY; VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIES;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; DRINKING WATER; GIS; METHODOLOGY; SPATIAL DATA; STREAM; STREAMWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHED; WINTER;

CANADA; GUELPH; ONTARIO [CANADA]; TORONTO;

EID: 84904908708     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.06.005     Document Type: Article

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