High resolution stream water quality assessment in the Vancouver, British Columbia region: a citizen science study

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 603-604, Issue , 2017, Pages 745-759

  Shupe, Scott M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FRASER VALLEY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Catchment; Citizen science; land Cover; Nitrate; Phosphate; Streams

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; FORESTRY; IMPORTANCE SAMPLING; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; LAND USE; NITRATES; PHOSPHATES; RUNOFF; TEMPERATURE; TURBIDITY; URBAN GROWTH; WATER QUALITY;

CITIZEN SCIENCE; HIGH RESOLUTION SAMPLING; LAND COVER; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; PHOSPHATE CONCENTRATION; STREAM WATER QUALITY; STREAMS; VANCOUVER , BRITISH COLUMBIA;

RIVERS;

CATCHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; LAND COVER; NITRATE; PHOSPHATE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SAMPLING; STREAMWATER; URBANIZATION; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CANADA; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONDUCTANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOREST; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HYDROLOGY; LAND USE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TURBIDITY; URBANIZATION; VEGETATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE; WATERSHED; AGRICULTURE; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHEMISTRY; COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION; RIVER; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEASON; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; VANCOUVER [BRITISH COLUMBIA];

NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHATE;

AGRICULTURE; BRITISH COLUMBIA; COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION; FORESTS; NITRATES; PHOSPHATES; RIVERS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEASONS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 85017440412     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.02.195     Document Type: Article

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