Environmental isotopes (N, S, C, O, D) to determine natural attenuation processes in nitrate contaminated waters: Example of Osona (NE Spain)

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3597-3611

  Vitòria, Laura ^a   Soler, Albert ^a   Canals, Àngels ^a   Otero, Neus ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTAMINATION; DENITRIFICATION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; MANURES; NITRATES; NITRIFICATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION; POTABLE WATER; PYRITES; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATERS; CONTAMINATED WATERS; DENITRIFICATION PROCESSES; DRINKING WATERS; ENVIRONMENTAL ISOTOPES; HIGHER CONCENTRATIONS; INFRA STRUCTURES; NATURAL ATTENUATIONS; NITRIFICATION PROCESSES; ORGANIC MATTERS; PIG MANURES; PYRITE OXIDATIONS; SAMPLED SITES;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DENITRIFICATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; ISOTOPE; NITRATE; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; POLLUTANT SOURCE;

BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; OSONA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

SUIDAE;

EID: 56649092819     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2008.07.018     Document Type: Article

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