Stable isotopic composition of nitrate in Lake Taihu, China, and major inflow rivers

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 581, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 135-140

  Townsend Small, Amy ^a   McCarthy, Mark J ^a   Brandes, Jay A ^a   Yang, Longyuan ^b   Zhang, Lu ^b   Gardner, Wayne S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

China; Eutrophication; Lake Taihu; Nitrate; Nitrogen 15; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOREMEDIATION; CHINA; EUTROPHICATION; LAKES; NITRATES; RIVER POLLUTION;

LAKE TAIHU; NUTRIENT POLLUTION; STABLE ISOTOPES; WINTER SEASON;

PHASE COMPOSITION;

EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; EUTROPHICATION; INFLOW; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LAKE WATER; NITRATE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RIVER FLOW; SEWAGE; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATER POLLUTION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIHU LAKE;

EID: 33947275806     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0505-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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