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Effects of Watershed Development on Water Quality
Author(s) -
Ruane Richard J.,
Fruh E. Gus
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1973.tb01850.x
Subject(s) - urbanization , water quality , watershed , quality (philosophy) , environmental science , water resource management , environmental planning , computer science , ecology , biology , machine learning , philosophy , epistemology
Increased urbanization can have many deleterious effects on water quality, all of which must be overcome by water‐treatment plants. This article investigates the nature and probable causes of changes in water quality at a site that has been undergoing urbanization over the past few decades.