Marker species for identifying urban groundwater recharge sources: A review and case study in Nottingham, UK

Water Research

Volumn 33, Issue 14, 1999, Pages 3083-3097

  Barrett, Mike H ^a   Hiscock, Kevin M ^b   Pedley, Stephen ^a   Lerner, David N ^c   Tellam, John H ^d   French, Mike J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Faecal bacteria; Marker species; Nitrogen isotopes; Sewage; Urban groundwater

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BACTERIA; COMBINED SEWERS; GROUNDWATER; ISOTOPES; NITROGEN; SEWAGE; URBAN PLANNING; WATER BACTERIOLOGY; WATER QUALITY;

GROUNDWATER RECHARGE SOURCES;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

CHLOROFLUOROCARBON; DETERGENT; GROUND WATER; LIMONENE; MARKER; METAL; NITROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUND; TRIHALOMETHANE;

AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; SEWER NETWORK; TRACER; URBAN DRAINAGE;

BACTERIUM; FECES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAMPLE; SEWAGE; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA;

ENGLAND(NOTTINGHAMSHIRE); NOTTINGHAM; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032701769     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(99)00021-4     Document Type: Review

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