| dc.contributor.author | Douglas, Ian | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-02-05T03:59:41Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-02-05T03:59:41Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1968 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Douglas, I. (1968). The effects of precipitation chemistry and catchment area lithology on the quality of river water in selected catchments in eastern Australia. Earth Science Journal, 2(2), 126-144. | en_NZ |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10289/9133 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The results of partial chemical analyses of precipitation and river water samples from north-east Queensland and south-eastern New South Wales are presented. Comparisons of water quality in the two areas are made using ionic ratios. While the sodium and chloride contents of precipitation in the two areas are similar, higher concentrations of calcium, magnesium and potassium occur in precipitation samples collected in New South Wales. Precipitation supplies between 25% and 70% of the total solute loads of the rivers studied. In the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales more chloride is supplied to the catchment areas than is removed by the rivers. River water quality reflects catchment lithology more than the climatic contrasts between the two study areas. Nevertheless, precipitation chemistry exerts an influence on the ionic ratios of these Australian rivers with low total dissolved solids concentrations. | en_NZ |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.publisher | Waikato Geological Society, The University of Waikato | en_NZ |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Earth Science Journal | en_NZ |
| dc.rights | © 1968 Waikato Geological Society, The University of Waikato. All items in Research Commons are provided only to permit fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study. They are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. | en_NZ |
| dc.title | The effects of precipitation chemistry and catchment area lithology on the quality of river water in selected catchments in eastern Australia | en_NZ |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en_NZ |
