Factors affecting denitrification during infiltration of river water into a sand and gravel aquifer in Saxony, Germany

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 450-460

  Grischek, T ^a   Hiscock, K M ^b   Metschies, T ^b   Dennis, P F ^b   Nestler, W ^a  

^a Hochsch F Technik Wirtsch Dresden   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Nitrate pollution; Nitrogen isotopes; River Elbe; River infiltration

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CARBON; DENITRIFICATION; GROUNDWATER; INFILTRATION; IONS; SAND; SEDIMENTS; WATER SUPPLY;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; NITRATE POLLUTION; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; RIVER BED SEDIMENTS; RIVER INFILTRATION;

RIVERS;

GROUND WATER; ION; NITRATE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; RIVER WATER;

AQUIFER; DENITRIFICATION; DOC; INFILTRATION; RIVER WATER; SAND AND GRAVEL; SURFACE WATER QUALITY;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; DENITRIFICATION; GERMANY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SAND; SEDIMENT; WATER SAMPLING;

EID: 0032007851     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00208-X     Document Type: Article

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