Effects of groundwater residence time and recharge rate on nitrate contamination deduced from δ18O, δD, 3H/3He and CFCs in a small agricultural area in Chuncheon, Korea

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 366, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 101-111

  Kaown, Dugin ^a   Koh, Dong Chan ^b   Lee, Kang Kun ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Environmental tracers; Groundwater age; Nitrate; Recharge

Indexed keywords

CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS; FLOW PATTERNS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HELIUM; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; LAND USE; NITRATES; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS;

AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TRACERS; GROUNDWATER AGE; NITRATE; RECHARGE;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

CFC; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HILLSLOPE; LAND USE; NITRATE; RECHARGE; RESIDENCE TIME; STABLE ISOTOPE; WELL; WELL COMPLETION;

EID: 60249097450     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.12.016     Document Type: Article

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