Nitrate retention in riparian ground water at natural and elevated nitrate levels in North Central Minnesota

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 343-353

  Duff, John H ^a   Jackman, Alan P ^b   Triska, Frank J ^a   Sheibley, Richard W ^b   Avanzino, Ronald J ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; DENITRIFICATION; FLOW OF WATER; GLUCOSE; NITRATES;

AGRICULTURAL CULTIVATION; GROUND WATER ENVIRONMENTS; RIPARIAN ENVIRONMENT;

GROUNDWATER;

CHLORIDE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; GLUCOSE; GROUND WATER; NITRATE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; RUNOFF;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DENITRIFICATION; DILUTION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PASTURE; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM; SUMMER; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

AGRICULTURE; CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MINNESOTA; NITRATES; OXYGEN; RIVERS; TEMPERATURE; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER SUPPLY;

GLUCOSE;

EID: 33947380631     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2006.0019     Document Type: Article

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