Screening for long-term trends in groundwater nitrate monitoring data

Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 361-376

  Stuart, M E ^a   Chilton, P J ^a   Kinniburgh, D G ^a   Cooper, D M ^b  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PIECEWISE LINEAR REGRESSION; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE;

BOREHOLES; LINEAR REGRESSION; NITRATES; PIECEWISE LINEAR TECHNIQUES; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WATER LEVELS;

GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

DATA SET; DRINKING WATER; EUROPEAN UNION; GROUNDWATER; LINEARITY; MONITORING; NITRATE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WATER LEVEL; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 36348929376     PISSN: 14709236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1470-9236/07-040     Document Type: Article

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