Multiple geochemical and isotopic approaches for assessing ground water NO3 - Elimination in a riparian zone

Ground Water

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 448-457

  Mengis, M ^a,c   Schiff, S L ^a   Harris, M ^b   English, M C ^b   Aravena, R ^a   Elgood, R J ^a   MacLean, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Limnological Research Center   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; ENVIRONMENT; ISOTOPE LABELING; NITRATE; NITROGEN 15; OXYGEN 18; RADIOISOTOPE; RIPARIAN ZONE; TRACER; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER FLOW;

CONTAMINATION; DENITRIFICATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GROUNDWATER FLOW; NITRATES;

STREAM RIPARIAN ZONES;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NITRATE; RIPARIAN ZONE; STREAMWATER;

EID: 0032899423     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.1999.tb01124.x     Document Type: Article

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