Nitrogen transport and transformations in a shallow aquifer receiving wastewater discharge: A mass balance approach

Water Resources Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 271-285

  DeSimone, Leslie A ^a   Howes, Brian L ^b,c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; NITROGEN; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; WASTE WATER;

AMMONIUM; AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SORPTION; WASTEWATER;

CAPE COD; MASSACHUSETTS; USA;

AQUIFERS; CARBON; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENTS; FLOW VELOCITY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; ISOTHERMS; NITRATES; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; SORPTION;

AMMONIA VOLATILIZATION; ANOXIC GROUNDWATER; CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER; EFFLUENT DISCHARGE; IONIC CONCENTRATIONS; NITRATE ASSIMILATION; NITROGEN TRANSPORT; WASTEWATER DISCHARGE;

GROUNDWATER;

EID: 0031915051     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97WR03040     Document Type: Article

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