Nitrate behavior in ground waters of the southeastern USA

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1518-1527

  Nolan, Bernard T ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CARBON; DISSOLUTION; IRON; NITRATES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; PHOSPHATES; REDUCTION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITRATE ATTENUATION PROCESS; NITRATE REDUCTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

GROUNDWATER;

GROUND WATER; NITRATE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0033198558     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1999.00472425002800050017x     Document Type: Article

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