Nitrate removal in riparian wetlands: Interactions between surface flow and soils

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1133-1143

  Rutherford, J C ^a   Nguyen, M L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER FLOW; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; NITRATES; SOILS; SURFACE WATERS;

NITRATE REMOVAL; SURFACE FLOWS; VERTICAL MIXING;

WETLANDS;

BROMIDE; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; LITHIUM BROMIDE; LITHIUM DERIVATIVE; NITRATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DENITRIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; FLOW RATE; GRASS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; PASTURE; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM; SHEEP; SOIL ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WETLAND;

BROMIDES; DIFFUSION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; NITRATES; RIVERS; SEASONS; TREES; WATER; WATER MOVEMENTS;

OVIS ARIES; RIPARIA;

EID: 2442676545     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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