Hydrology

  1. Water Quality and Environmental Hydrology
    1. Physical Properties of Water
      1. Temperature
        1. Thermal Stratification
          1. Temperature Effects on Water Quality
          2. Turbidity
            1. Measurement Methods
              1. Sources and Impacts
              2. Color
                1. True Color
                  1. Apparent Color
                  2. Taste and Odor
                    1. Electrical Conductivity
                      1. Specific Conductance
                        1. Total Dissolved Solids
                        2. Suspended Solids
                        3. Chemical Properties of Water
                          1. pH and Acidity
                            1. pH Scale
                              1. Buffer Systems
                                1. Alkalinity
                                2. Dissolved Oxygen
                                  1. Oxygen Solubility
                                    1. Oxygen Demand
                                      1. Reaeration
                                      2. Nutrients
                                        1. Nitrogen Cycle
                                          1. Ammonia
                                            1. Nitrite
                                              1. Nitrate
                                                1. Organic Nitrogen
                                                2. Phosphorus Cycle
                                                  1. Orthophosphate
                                                    1. Organic Phosphorus
                                                  2. Major Ions
                                                    1. Cations
                                                      1. Calcium
                                                        1. Magnesium
                                                          1. Sodium
                                                            1. Potassium
                                                            2. Anions
                                                              1. Bicarbonate
                                                                1. Carbonate
                                                                  1. Chloride
                                                                    1. Sulfate
                                                                  2. Hardness
                                                                    1. Calcium Hardness
                                                                      1. Total Hardness
                                                                      2. Salinity
                                                                        1. Total Dissolved Solids
                                                                          1. Electrical Conductivity Relationships
                                                                        2. Biological Properties of Water
                                                                          1. Microorganisms
                                                                            1. Bacteria
                                                                              1. Viruses
                                                                                1. Protozoa
                                                                                2. Indicator Organisms
                                                                                  1. Coliform Bacteria
                                                                                    1. E. coli
                                                                                    2. Aquatic Ecosystems
                                                                                      1. Primary Producers
                                                                                        1. Consumers
                                                                                          1. Decomposers
                                                                                        2. Water Quality Standards and Criteria
                                                                                          1. Drinking Water Standards
                                                                                            1. Surface Water Quality Standards
                                                                                              1. Groundwater Quality Standards
                                                                                                1. Aquatic Life Criteria
                                                                                                2. Contaminant Hydrology
                                                                                                  1. Contaminant Sources
                                                                                                    1. Point Sources
                                                                                                      1. Industrial Discharges
                                                                                                        1. Municipal Wastewater
                                                                                                          1. Landfills
                                                                                                            1. Underground Storage Tanks
                                                                                                            2. Non-Point Sources
                                                                                                              1. Agricultural Runoff
                                                                                                                1. Urban Runoff
                                                                                                                  1. Atmospheric Deposition
                                                                                                                2. Contaminant Transport Processes
                                                                                                                  1. Advection
                                                                                                                    1. Mechanical Dispersion
                                                                                                                      1. Molecular Diffusion
                                                                                                                        1. Sorption
                                                                                                                          1. Adsorption
                                                                                                                            1. Absorption
                                                                                                                              1. Desorption
                                                                                                                              2. Chemical Reactions
                                                                                                                                1. Hydrolysis
                                                                                                                                  1. Oxidation-Reduction
                                                                                                                                    1. Precipitation-Dissolution
                                                                                                                                    2. Biological Processes
                                                                                                                                      1. Biodegradation
                                                                                                                                        1. Bioaccumulation
                                                                                                                                      2. Fate and Transport Modeling
                                                                                                                                        1. Advection-Dispersion Equation
                                                                                                                                          1. Retardation Factor
                                                                                                                                            1. First-Order Decay
                                                                                                                                              1. Analytical Solutions
                                                                                                                                                1. Numerical Solutions
                                                                                                                                                2. Groundwater Contamination
                                                                                                                                                  1. Contaminant Plumes
                                                                                                                                                    1. Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids
                                                                                                                                                      1. Light Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids
                                                                                                                                                        1. Remediation Technologies
                                                                                                                                                      2. Ecohydrology
                                                                                                                                                        1. Water-Ecosystem Interactions
                                                                                                                                                          1. Hydrologic Controls on Ecosystems
                                                                                                                                                            1. Ecosystem Effects on Hydrology
                                                                                                                                                            2. Riparian Zone Hydrology
                                                                                                                                                              1. Riparian Functions
                                                                                                                                                                1. Vegetation-Water Interactions
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Riparian Restoration
                                                                                                                                                                  2. Wetland Hydrology
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Wetland Types
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Marshes
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Swamps
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Bogs
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Fens
                                                                                                                                                                            2. Wetland Water Balance
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Hydroperiod
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Wetland Functions
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Water Quality Improvement
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Flood Control
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Habitat Provision
                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Stream Ecology
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Physical Habitat
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Flow Regime
                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Temperature Regime
                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Water Quality
                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Instream Flow Requirements
                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Flow Needs Assessment
                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Habitat Modeling
                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Environmental Flow Standards

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