Contamination in Ontario farmstead domestic wells and its association with agriculture: 2. Results from multilevel monitoring well installations

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 32, Issue 3-4 /4, 1998, Pages 295-311

  Rudolph, D L ^a   Barry, D A J ^b   Goss, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coliform; Drinking water; Nitrate; Wells

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; COLIFORM BACTERIA; CONTAMINATION; FARMS; MONITORING; NITRATES; PESTICIDES; POTABLE WATER; SAMPLING; STANDARDS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER WELLS;

GROUNDWATER QUALITY; MULTILEVEL MONITORING WELLS;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; WELL WATER;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; FERTILIZER; NITRATE; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER POLLUTION; WELL;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CANADA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

CANADA, ONTARIO;

EID: 0032145614     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7722(98)00053-9     Document Type: Article

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