Sediment source analysis in the Linganore Creek watershed, Maryland, USA, using the sediment fingerprinting approach: 2008 to 2010

Purpose Fine-grained sediment is an important pollutant in streams and estuaries, including the Chesapeake Bay in the USA. The objective of this study was to determine the sources of fine-grained sediment using the sediment fingerprinting approach in the Linganore Creek watershed, a tributary to the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of soils and sediments 2013-12, Vol.13 (10), p.1735-1753
Hauptverfasser:	Gellis, Allen C., Noe, Gregory B.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Agricultural land Approaches Bank erosion Case Studies Creeks Creeks & streams Earth and Environmental Science Environment Environmental Physics Erosion rates Estuaries Fingerprinting Pasture Samplers Sediment load Sediment samplers Sediments Soil Science & Conservation Stable isotopes Storms Stream banks Stream erosion Streams Suspended load Suspended sediments Watershed Sediment Source Identification: Tools Watersheds Winter
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Zusammenfassung:	Purpose Fine-grained sediment is an important pollutant in streams and estuaries, including the Chesapeake Bay in the USA. The objective of this study was to determine the sources of fine-grained sediment using the sediment fingerprinting approach in the Linganore Creek watershed, a tributary to the Chesapeake Bay. Materials and methods The sediment fingerprinting approach was used in the agricultural and forested, 147-km 2 Linganore Creek watershed, Maryland from 1 August 2008 to 31 December 2010 to determine the relative percentage contribution from different potential sources of fine-grained sediment. Fine-grained suspended sediment samples (
ISSN:	1439-0108 1614-7480
DOI:	10.1007/s11368-013-0771-6