Ground water nitrate removal in subsoil of forested and mowed riparian buffer zones

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 962-970

  Addy, K L ^a   Gold, A J ^a   Groffman, P M ^b   Jacinthe, P A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMINE; DENITRIFICATION; FORESTRY; LAND USE; NITRATES; NITROGEN REMOVAL; SOILS; VEGETATION;

GROUNDWATER NITRATE REMOVAL; RIPARIAN BUFFER ZONES; SUBSOIL;

GROUNDWATER;

GROUND WATER; NITRATE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DENITRIFICATION; FOREST; LAND USE; SAMPLING; SOIL POLLUTION; VEGETATION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

RIPARIA;

EID: 0032961498     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1999.00472425002800030029x     Document Type: Article

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