Rainfall-induced runoff from exposed streambed sediments: An important source of water pollution

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 236-247

  Frey, S K ^a,b   Gottschall, N ^a   Wilkes, G ^a   Gregoire D S ^c   Topp, E ^d   Pintar, K D M ^e   Sunohara, M ^a   Marti, R ^f   Lapen, D R ^a  

^a OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b Aquanty Inc   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^e PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CONTAMINATION; LOADING; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTION; RAIN; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTS; SURFACE WATERS; WATER LEVELS;

CAMPYLOBACTER SPP; CONTAMINANT LOADINGS; FECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA; MICROBIAL SOURCE TRACKING; PATHOGENIC BACTERIUM; RAINFALL SIMULATIONS; SEDIMENT MOBILIZATION; STREAMBED SEDIMENTS;

WATER POLLUTION;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHORUS; RAIN; RUNOFF; SURFACE WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTEROIDALES; CAMPYLOBACTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEAF LITTER; MUSKRAT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; PARTICLE SIZE; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM; RIVER BASIN; SALMONELLA; SEDIMENT; SOIL WATER CONTENT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; VEGETATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

BOS; CAMPYLOBACTER; SALMONELLA;

EID: 84920948059     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2014.03.0122     Document Type: Article

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