Winter nitrification contributes to excess NO3- in groundwater of an agricultural region: A dual-isotope study

Water Resources Research

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Savard, Martine M ^a   Paradis, Daniel ^a   Somers, George ^b   Liao, Shawna ^a   Van Bochove, Eric ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b Prince Edward Island Department of Environment Energy and Forestry   (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BACTERIA; CLIMATOLOGY; ISOTOPES; MIXING; NITRIFICATION;

HYDROCLIMATIC INDEX; NITROGEN CYCLE; SURFACE WATER SYSTEM;

WATER ANALYSIS;

AGRICULTURE; BACTERIA; CLIMATOLOGY; ISOTOPES; MIXING; NITRIFICATION; WATER ANALYSIS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; GROUNDWATER; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NITRATE; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34547143220     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006WR005469     Document Type: Article

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