Integrated assessment of nitrate concentrations for the designation of groundwater Nitrate Vulnerable Zones in England and Wales

Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 407-415

  Johnson, David ^a   Fletcher, S W ^a   Bray, K ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b Entec UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRATE VULNERABLE ZONES; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE;

GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; NITRATES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURFACE WATERS;

GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; NITRATE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURFACE WATER; WATER QUALITY;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 36348950913     PISSN: 14709236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1470-9236/07-023     Document Type: Review

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