Nitrogen Processing Efficiency of an Upper Mississippi River Backwater Lake

Abstract

Proximate goals of this research were to quantify the rates of nitrate removal, identify processes responsible for nitrogen transformations, and determine patterns of nitrogen loss from a backwater lake of the Upper Mississippi River (UMR). The long-range goal was to determine the management potential for removing nitrogen from the UMR by increasing flows of nitrogen-rich main channel water through backwater lakes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA453725

Entities

People

  • Eric A. Strauss
  • Jennifer C. Cavanaugh
  • Lynn A. Bartsch
  • William B. Richardson
  • William F. James

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aquatic Plants
  • Ecology
  • Efficiency
  • Fish
  • Floods
  • Measurement
  • Mississippi
  • Mississippi River
  • Nitrogen
  • Plants
  • Public Health
  • River Flooding
  • Rivers
  • Seasonal Variations
  • Standards
  • Water
  • Water Resources

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

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