Nitrate and herbicide loading in two groundwater basins of Illinois' sinkhole plain

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 290, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 229-242

  Panno, S V ^a   Kelly, W R ^b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE WATER SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Illinois; Karst; Nitrate; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZERS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HERBICIDES; NITRATES; SPRINGS (WATER);

SUSPENDED SOLID FRACTIONS;

CATCHMENTS;

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HERBICIDE; LEACHING; NITRATE;

ILLINOIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1842426606     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2003.12.017     Document Type: Article

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