Nitrate in groundwater: A water company perspective

Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 261-270

  Beeson, Sarah ^a,b   Cook, Mike C ^b  

^a MOTT MACDONALD   (United Kingdom)

^b ANGLIAN WATER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asset management; Baseline trend; Capital investment; Groundwater; Nitrate

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACTION RATES; ANGLIAN WATER SERVICES; CAPITAL INVESTMENT; NITRATE CONCENTRATIONS;

ABSTRACTING; BOREHOLES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIFFUSION; INVESTMENTS; NITRATES; POTABLE WATER; STANDARDS; WATER POLLUTION;

GROUNDWATER;

BASELINE CONDITIONS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; NITRATE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

EAST ANGLIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 11944257509     PISSN: 14709236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1470-9236/04-013     Document Type: Article

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