Attenuation of nitrate in aquitard sediments of southern Ontario

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 180, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 267-281

  Robertson, W D ^a   Russell, B M ^b   Cherry, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b AMEC FOSTER WHEELER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CALCULATIONS; CONTAMINATION; DENITRIFICATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; SEDIMENTS; SULFUR;

AQUITARD SEDIMENTS; CORE SQUEEZED WATER; MASS BALANCE; PIEZOMETER; REDOXCLINE; SOUTHERN ONTARIO; TRITIUM DATING;

NITRATES;

AQUITARD SEDIMENT; ATTENUATION; NITRATE; REDOXCLINE; SULPHUR;

CANADA, ONTARIO;

EID: 0030136440     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-1694(95)02885-4     Document Type: Article

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