Determination of the sources of nitrate contamination in karst springs using isotopic and chemical indicators

Chemical Geology

Volumn 179, Issue 1-4, 2001, Pages 113-128

  Panno, S V ^a   Hackley, K C ^a   Hwang, H H ^a   Kelly, W R ^b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE WATER SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertilizers; Groundwater; Groundwater chemistry; Karst springs; Nitrate isotopes

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DENITRIFICATION; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; NITRATE; NITROGEN 15; NITROGEN FERTILIZER; OXYGEN 18; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; KARST; NITRATE; SPRING WATER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034882464     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(01)00318-7     Document Type: Article

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