Agricultural contaminants in Quaternary aquitards: A review of occurrence and fate in North America

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 44-59

  Rodvang, S J ^a   Simpkins, W W ^b  

^a ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural contamination; Glacial till; Groundwater; Nitrate; Pesticide sorption

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002600764     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100400000114     Document Type: Article

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