Effects of surface-water irrigation on sources, fluxes, and residence times of water, nitrate, and uranium in an alluvial aquifer

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 152-174

  Böhlke, John Karl ^a   Verstraeten, Ingrid M ^a   Kraemer, Thomas F ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; MINE FLOODING; NITRATES; SOILS; URANIUM;

NESTED WELLS; RESIDENCE TIME; SURFACE WATER IRRIGATION;

AQUIFERS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AQUIFER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; IRRIGATION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NITRATE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RECHARGE; RESIDENCE TIME; URANIUM ISOTOPE;

NEBRASKA; NORTH AMERICA; PLATTE COUNTY [NEBRASKA]; PLATTE COUNTY [WYOMING]; PLATTE RIVER; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

EID: 33845872551     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2006.08.019     Document Type: Article

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