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Assessment of seasonal and spatial variation of surface water quality, identification of factors associated with water quality variability, and the modeling of critical nonpoint source pollution areas in an agricultural watershed

D.D. Poudel, T. Lee, R. Srinivasan, K. Abbaspour and C.Y. Jeong
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation May 2013, 68 (3) 155-171; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.68.3.155
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Journal of Soil and Water Conservation May 2013, 68 (3) 155-171; DOI: 10.2489/jswc.68.3.155
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