A review of solid carbon reactive media for enhanced subsurface denitrification in a permeable reactive barrier on Irish farms

Journal of Environmental Hydrology

Volumn 16, Issue , 2008, Pages 1-13

  Fenton, Owen ^a  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CARBON; DENITRIFICATION; FARM; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; NITRATE; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; PHREATIC ZONE; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; REACTIVE BARRIER; WATER TABLE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 41849084787     PISSN: 10583912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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