Record Details
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Title | Eutrophication in Farmington Bay: an Urban Embayment of the Great Salt Lake |
Creator | Wurtsbaugh, Wayne A. Marcarelli, Amy M. Gross, Donovan |
Description | The Great Salt Lake lies in a terminal basin, and thus accumulates nutrients and other pollutants produced in its watershed. With the growth of communities in the Wasatch Front, ever-increasing stress is being placed on the lake. Farmington Bay, an embayment lying on the southwest corner of the lake and close to these urban centers, is the initial recipient of pollutants, and receives wastes from over 700,000 people and industry. Nutrient loading to the bay is nearly five times that necessary... |
Date | 2004-03-25T08:00:00Z |
Type | text |
Identifier | https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/wats_facpub/567 |
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Source | Watershed Sciences Faculty Publications |
Publisher | Hosted by Utah State University Libraries |
Subject | Life Sciences Physical Sciences and Mathematics Social and Behavioral Sciences |