Relation of pathways and transit times of recharge water to nitrate concentrations using stable isotopes

Ground Water

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 381-395

  Landon, Matthew K ^a   Delin, Geoffrey N ^a   Komor, Stephen C ^a   Regan, Charles P ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; HYDROGEN; INFILTRATION; IRRIGATION; ISOTOPES; NITRATES; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; OXYGEN; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); SNOW; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER ANALYSIS;

MASS BALANCE MODELS; WATER TABLE;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; NITRATE; RECHARGE; STABLE ISOTOPE; TIME DEPENDENT BEHAVIOR;

HYDRIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0034020242     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2000.tb00224.x     Document Type: Article

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