Denitrification and mixing in a schist aquifer: Influence on water chemistry and isotopes

Chemical Geology

Volumn 168, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 307-324

  Pauwels, Hélène ^a   Foucher, Jean Claude ^a   Kloppmann, Wolfram ^a  

^a BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Isotopes; Nitrate; Pyrite; Schist aquifer

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; AUTOTROPHY; DENITRIFICATION; FRANCE; HETEROTROPHY; MANURE; NITRATE; SULFATE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; AQUIFER POLLUTION; DENITRIFICATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NITRATE; SCHIST; WATER CHEMISTRY;

FRANCE;

EID: 0033938898     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(00)00201-1     Document Type: Article

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