Prediction of groundwater nitrate contamination after closure of an unlined sheep feedlot

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 990-1006

  Rosen, Michael R ^a   Reeves, Robert R ^b   Green, Steven ^c   Clothier, Brent ^d   Ironside, Nigel ^a  

^a Geological Survey   (United States)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^c THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^d Hawke's Bay Regional Council   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; AQUIFERS; C (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE); CHLORINE; CONTAMINATION; FORECASTING; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; LAND USE; NITRATES; NITRIFICATION; PH; PLANT SHUTDOWNS; PLANTS (BOTANY); QUALITY CONTROL; SURVEYS; WATER QUALITY;

CHEMICAL CONCENTRATIONS; CL-CONCENTRATIONS; GROUNDWATER NITRATES; GROUNDWATER SAMPLING; NATURAL CONDITIONS; NITRATE CONTAMINATION; RATE OF REDUCTION; UNCONFINED AQUIFERS;

RIVER POLLUTION;

EID: 33748771689     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/3.3.990     Document Type: Article

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