Dynamics of surface water quality driven by distinct urbanization patterns and storms in a Portuguese peri-urban catchment

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 2606-2621

  Ferreira, Carla Sofia Santos ^a,b   Walsh, Rory Peter Dominic ^c   de Lourdes Costa, Maria ^a   Coelho, Celeste Oliveira Alves ^b   Ferreira, António José Dinis ^a  

^a POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flow connectivity; Heavy metals; Mediterranean climate; Storm events; Urban pattern; Urban water quality

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; CATCHMENT; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; LAND USE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; OVERLAND FLOW; PERIURBAN AREA; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; STREAMWATER; SURFACE WATER; TRIBUTARY; URBANIZATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

BRAZIL; ESPIRITO SANTO; PORTUGAL;

EID: 84964204533     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: 16147480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-016-1423-4     Document Type: Article

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