Streamflow, Water Quality, and Contaminant Loads in the Lower Charles River Watershed, Massachusetts, 1999-2000


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... Streamflow data and dry-weather and stormwater water-quality samples were collected from the main stem of the Charles River (or the Basin) and from four partially culverted urban streams that drain tributary sub-basins in the lower Charles River watershed; samples were collected between June 1999 and September 2000 and analyzed for a number of potential contaminants; these data were used to identify the major pathways and to determine the magnitudes of contaminant loads that contribute to poor water quality of the lower Charles River ...




Sustainable Urban Water Environment


Book Description

This multi-disciplinary book provides practical solutions for safeguarding the sustainability of the urban water environment. Firstly, the importance of the urban water environment is highlighted and the major problems urban water bodies face an