Ground water nitrate-nitrogen trends in relation to urban development, Helena, Montana, 1971-2003

Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 118-130

  Drake, Vivian M ^a,b,c,d,e   Bouder, James W ^e,f  

^a Drake Water Technologies Inc   (United States)

^b MW Technologies LLC   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MONTANA TECH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^e MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Montana State University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LAND USE; NITRATES; STATISTICAL METHODS; URBAN PLANNING; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL;

ANTHROPOGENIC AQUIFER TRENDS; BEDROCK AQUIFERS; GROUND WATER NITRATE-NITROGEN CONCENTRATION; ISOPLETH MAPS;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

GROUNDWATER; NITROGEN; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 21544434351     PISSN: 10693629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6592.2005.0017.x     Document Type: Article

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