Impact of suburbanization on ground water quality and denitrification in coastal aquifer sediments

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 213, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 31-51

  Aelion, C Marjorie ^a,b   Shaw, J N ^a   Wahl, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal development; Denitrification; Ground water quality; Microbial degradation; Nitrate contamination

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER; NITRATE;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; DENITRIFICATION; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; URBANIZATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 0030913748     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(97)00008-7     Document Type: Article

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