The effect of forest windrowing on physico-chemical water quality in Ireland

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 514, Issue , 2015, Pages 155-169

  Clarke, John ^a   Kelly Quinn, Mary ^a   Blacklocke, Sean ^a   Bruen, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Forest operations; Phosphorus; Physical water quality; Sediment; Windrowing

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CATCHMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; FORESTRY; HARVESTING; IMPORTANCE SAMPLING; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; NITRATES; PHOSPHORUS; SEDIMENTS; STORMS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER LEVELS; WATER QUALITY;

EU-WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; FOREST OPERATION; HIGH RESOLUTION SAMPLING; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL WATER QUALITIES; SOLUBLE REACTIVE PHOSPHORUS; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS; WINDROWING;

HYDROCHEMISTRY;

AMMONIA; NITRATE; PHOSPHORUS; RAIN; SOLUBLE REACTIVE PHOSPHORUS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMMONIA; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISCHARGE; FORESTRY PRACTICE; HEADWATER; NITRATE; PHOSPHORUS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SEDIMENT; WATER LEVEL; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURAL PROCEDURES; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; FOREST WINDROWING; FORESTRY; HARVESTING; IRELAND; NITROGEN LOADING; PHOSPHORUS LOADING; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

FORESTS; PHOSPHORUS; SEDIMENTS; WATER QUALITY;

IRELAND;

EID: 84922269697     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.01.107     Document Type: Article

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