Nitrate contamination of the lower seyhan plain in Turkey

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 398-404

  Gül, Şermin ^a   Özcan, Hasan ^b   Şire, Ebru ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Department of Geological Engineering   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chloride; Groundwater; Nitrate; Soil texture; Sulphate; Topography

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; GROUNDWATER; NITRATE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SOIL TEXTURE; SULFATE;

ADANA [TURKEY]; EURASIA; SEYHAN VALLEY; TURKEY;

AVES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

EID: 2942532690     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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