Detecting groundwater contamination of a river in Georgia, USA using baseflow sampling

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 735-747

  Reichard, James S ^a   Brown, Chandra M ^b  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ogeechee Canoochee Riverkeeper   (United States)

Author keywords

Contamination; Groundwater surface water relations; Nitrate; USA; Waste disposal

Indexed keywords

BASEFLOW; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; NITRATE; RIVER POLLUTION; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY;

GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE;

EID: 65649119700     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-008-0382-2     Document Type: Article

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