Denitrification can cause variable NO3/- concentrations in shallow groundwater

Soil Science

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 148-156

  Montgomery, E ^a   Coyne, M S ^a,b   Thomas, G W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b Agronomy Dept   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DENITRIFICATION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; NITRATE; SHALLOW GROUNDWATER; WATER QUALITY;

NORTH SEA;

EID: 0030618790     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00010694-199702000-00008     Document Type: Article

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