Identification of the source and fate of nitrate contamination of the Jersey bedrock aquifer using stable nitrogen isotopes

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 130, Issue , 1998, Pages 23-35

  Green, A R ^a,b   Feast, N A ^a,c   Hiscock, K M ^a   Dennis, P F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

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EID: 1842788028     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.130.01.03     Document Type: Article

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