Hydrodynamic and geochemical constraints on pesticide concentrations in the groundwater of an agricultural catchment (Brévilles, France)

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 729-738

  Baran, N ^a   Mouvet, C ^a   Negrel Ph ^a  

^a BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

Catchment; Groundwater; Pesticide; Tritium; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

BUFFER FUNCTIONS; GEOCHEMICAL CONSTRAINTS; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE;

CATCHMENTS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GROUNDWATER; METABOLITES; PESTICIDES; TRITIUM;

WATER ANALYSIS;

ATRAZINE; CHLORIDE; DEETHYLATRAZINE; GROUND WATER; ISOPROTURON; LIMESTONE; NITRATE; PESTICIDE; TRITIUM;

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STRATIFICATION;

AGRICULTURE; AQUIFER; ARTICLE; FRANCE; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDRODYNAMICS; LAND USE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TIME; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

AGRICULTURE; ATRAZINE; CHLORIDES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRANCE; HERBICIDES; NITRATES; PHENYLUREA COMPOUNDS; SODIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

BREVILLES SPRING; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; ILE-DE-FRANCE; VAL-D'OISE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34250164633     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.01.033     Document Type: Article

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