The Impact of Impervious Surface on Water Quality and Its Threshold in Korea
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Selection of Sub-Watershed
2.3. Impervious Surface Analysis
2.4. Water Quality Data
2.5. Relationship between PISA and Water Quality
2.6. Threshold of PISA
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Relationship between PISA and Water Quality
3.2. PISA Threshold
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Kim, H.; Jeong, H.; Jeon, J.; Bae, S. The Impact of Impervious Surface on Water Quality and Its Threshold in Korea. Water 2016, 8, 111. https://doi.org/10.3390/w8040111
Kim H, Jeong H, Jeon J, Bae S. The Impact of Impervious Surface on Water Quality and Its Threshold in Korea. Water. 2016; 8(4):111. https://doi.org/10.3390/w8040111
Chicago/Turabian StyleKim, Hakkwan, Hanseok Jeong, Jihye Jeon, and Seungjong Bae. 2016. "The Impact of Impervious Surface on Water Quality and Its Threshold in Korea" Water 8, no. 4: 111. https://doi.org/10.3390/w8040111
APA StyleKim, H., Jeong, H., Jeon, J., & Bae, S. (2016). The Impact of Impervious Surface on Water Quality and Its Threshold in Korea. Water, 8(4), 111. https://doi.org/10.3390/w8040111