Spatial and statistical assessment of factors influencing nitrate contamination in groundwater

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 272-281

  Masetti, Marco ^a   Poli, Simone ^b   Sterlacchini, Simone ^c   Beretta, Giovanni P ^a   Facchi, Arianna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Nitrate; Weights of evidence

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; LAND USE; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; POPULATION STATISTICS; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); WATER QUALITY;

EVIDENCE MODEL; IMPACTING FACTOR; MODELLING TECHNIQUES; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; NITRATE CONTAMINATION; PRESENCE-ABSENCE; SPATIAL ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ASSESSMENT; WEIGHT OF EVIDENCE; ZONE PERMEABILITIES;

NITRATES;

GROUND WATER; NITRATE; NITROGEN;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; LAND USE; NITRATE; SPATIAL DATA;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; ITALY; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; SOIL QUALITY; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER LOADING; WATER QUALITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; PO PLAIN; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 35648969694     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.12.023     Document Type: Article

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