An evaluation of sources of nitrogen in shallow groundwater using 15N abundance technique

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2257-2269

  Alva, Ashok K ^a   Dou, H ^b   Paramasivam, S ^c   Wang, F L ^d   Graetz, D A ^e   Sajwan, K S ^c  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b Florida Department of Citrus   (United States)

^c SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Nitrate contamination of groundwater; Nitrogen best management practice; Nitrogen mineralization; Non point source pollution

Indexed keywords

NITRATE CONTAMINATION; NITROGEN BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NITROGEN MINERALIZATION; NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; MINERALOGY; SOILS; VAPORIZATION;

NITROGEN;

AMMONIA; GROUND WATER; NITRATE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FERTILIZER;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CITRUS FRUIT; METHODOLOGY; NITROGEN MINERALIZATION; PLANT RESIDUE; POLLUTION MONITORING; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SOIL; VOLATILIZATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

AGRICULTURE; AGROCHEMICALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION STUDIES; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FLORIDA; NITRATES; NITROGEN; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TIME FACTORS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

CITRUS;

EID: 33749418773     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520600872839     Document Type: Article

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