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Apr 26, 2012
Water-Quality Assessment of the Largely Urban Blue River Basin, Metropolitan Kansas City, USA, 1998 to 2007
Authors: Donald H. Wilkison [email protected], Daniel J. Armstrong [email protected], and Sarah A. Hampton [email protected]Author Affiliations
Publication: World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2009: Great Rivers
Abstract
From 1998 through 2007, over 750 surface-water or bed-sediment samples in the Blue River Basin — a largely urban basin in metropolitan Kansas City — were analyzed for more than 100 anthropogenic compounds. Compounds analyzed included nutrients, fecal-indicator bacteria, suspended sediment, pharmaceuticals and personal care products. Non-point source runoff, hydrologic alterations, and numerous waste-water discharge points resulted in the routine detection of complex mixtures of anthropogenic compounds in samples from basin stream sites. Temporal and spatial variations in concentrations and loads of nutrients, pharmaceuticals, and organic wastewater compounds were observed, primarily related to a site's proximity to point-source discharges and stream-flow dynamics.
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World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2009: Great Rivers
Pages: 1 - 9
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© 2009 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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ASCE Technical Topics:
- Basins
- Bodies of water (by type)
- Environmental engineering
- Hydrologic engineering
- Infrastructure
- Municipal water
- River engineering
- Rivers and streams
- Sediment
- Suspended sediment
- Urban and regional development
- Urban areas
- Waste management
- Waste sites
- Water (by type)
- Water and water resources
- Water discharge
- Water management
- Water quality
- Water treatment
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U.S. Geological Survey, Missouri Water Science Center-Kansas City, 401 N.W. Capital Drive, Lee's Summit, MO 64086. E-mail: [email protected]
U.S. Geological Survey, Missouri Water Science Center-Kansas City, 401 N.W. Capital Drive, Lee's Summit, MO 64086. E-mail: [email protected]
U.S. Geological Survey, Missouri Water Science Center-Kansas City, 401 N.W. Capital Drive, Lee's Summit, MO 64086. E-mail: [email protected]
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