Risk of nitrate in groundwaters of the United States - A national perspective

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2229-2236

  Nolan, Bernard T ^a   Ruddy, Barbara C ^a   Hitt, Kerie J ^a   Helsel, Dennis R ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CONTAMINATION; NITRATES; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER WELLS;

MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVEL (MCL);

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

GROUND WATER; NITRATE;

AGRICULTURAL POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; NITRATE; NITRATE CONTAMINATION; POLLUTION RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHY; INFORMATION SYSTEM; RISK; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

USA;

EID: 0031214954     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es960818d     Document Type: Article

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