Groundwater nitrate contamination costs: A survey of private well owners

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 153-161

  Lewandowski, Ann M ^a   Montgomery, B R ^b   Rosen, C J ^a   Moncrief, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottled water; Drinking water; Groundwater quality; Nitrate test kit; Sand plains; Sandy outwash

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; NITRATE; REMEDIATION; WATER TREATMENT; WELL;

MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57149120164     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2489/63.3.153     Document Type: Review

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