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Title: Modeling Stream Evolution and its Consequences for Watershed Scale Pollutant Loading
Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis
Publication Year: 2018
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Abstract: Throughout the world, streams are degraded due to impaired water quality and erosion and sedimentation caused by hydrologic and sediment imbalances. These two issues are linked. Channel erosion not only damages stream habitat but can be a significant source of fine sediment and nutrient pollution in watersheds. Phosphorus in particular is common in streambanks and when these soils are mobilized — for example during amplified high flows in urban streams — they can contribute to eutrophication of downstream water bodies. Understanding these dynamics is important for reversing these impairments and sustainably managing our water resources. In this dissertation, I provide a new tool to quantify the magnitude of channel erosion as a pollutant source. First, I put this issue . . .
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Authors: Lammers, Roderick, W
Institution: Colorado State University
Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Advisor: Brian P. Bledsoe
Degree: PhD
Publisher Location: Fort Collins, Colorado
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Topics: Natural Resource Management, Other
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