Impact of land-use types on nitrate concentration and δ15N in unconfined groundwater in rural areas of Korea

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 120, Issue 2-4, 2007, Pages 259-268

  Choi, Woo Jung ^a   Han, Gwang Hyun ^b   Lee, Sang Mo ^c   Lee, Goon Taek ^c   Yoon, Kwang Sik ^a   Choi, Soo Myung ^a   Ro, Hee Myong ^c  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Contamination source; Groundwater quality; Livestock manure; Nitrogen isotope ratio; Synthetic fertilizer

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; LAND USE; NITRATE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RURAL AREA; UNCONFINED AQUIFER; WATER QUALITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA;

EID: 33846796369     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2006.10.002     Document Type: Article

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