Pollutant attenuation at the groundwater-surface water interface: A classification scheme and statistical analysis using national-scale nitrate data

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 369, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 392-402

  Smith, J W N ^a,b   Surridge, B W J ^b   Haxton, T H ^c   Lerner, D N ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classification; Groundwater surface water interactions; Natural attenuation; Nitrate; Sediment

Indexed keywords

BASEFLOW; CATCHMENT MANAGEMENTS; CLASSIFICATION; CLASSIFICATION SCHEMES; COMPONENT PROPERTIES; DESCRIPTORS; ENGLAND; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTIONS; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERFACES; MULTIPLE REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NATURAL ATTENUATION; NITRATE CONCENTRATIONS; PREDICTIVE POWER; RISK PREDICTIONS; RIVER CHEMISTRIES; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE WATER BODIES; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES;

CATCHMENTS; FORESTRY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; LAND USE; NITRATES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIVER CONTROL; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTOLOGY; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONSERVATION;

RIVER POLLUTION;

BASEFLOW; CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HYDROCHEMISTRY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NATURAL ATTENUATION; NITRATE; RIVER WATER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

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

EID: 65349175681     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.02.026     Document Type: Article

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