Temporal trends in concentrations of DBCP and nitrate in groundwater in the eastern San Joaquin Valley, California, USA

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 991-1007

  Burow, K R ^a   Dubrovsky, N M ^a   Shelton, J L ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Contamination; Groundwater age; Groundwater monitoring; SanJoaquin Valley

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; NITRATE; PESTICIDE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; WATER TABLE;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547116636     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-006-0148-7     Document Type: Article

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