Tracking the sources of nitrate in groundwater using coupled nitrogen and boron isotopes: A synthesis

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 539-548

  Widory, David ^a   Petelet Giraud, Emmanuelle ^a   Négrel, Philippe ^a   Ladouche, Bernard ^a  

^a BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER; ISOTOPES; NITROGEN; POTABLE WATER; WATER RESOURCES; WATERSHEDS;

BEDROCK; DECIPHERS; EMISSION CONTROL; HYDROGEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS;

NITRATES;

BORON; BORON 11; DRINKING WATER; FERTILIZER; GROUND WATER; NITRATE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN 15; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BORON ISOTOPE; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; NITRATE;

ARTICLE; MANURE; SYNTHESIS; WASTE WATER; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BORON; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FERTILIZERS; ISOTOPES; MANURE; NITRATES; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 12344337276     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0493897     Document Type: Article

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