Multi-method assessment of nitrate and pesticide contamination in shallow alluvial groundwater as a function of hydrogeological setting and land use

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 96, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1751-1765

  Andrade, A I A S S ^a   Stigter, T Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Agricultural contamination; Correspondence analysis; Denitrification; Dilution; Probability maps; Shallow groundwater; Surface irrigation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CONTAMINATION; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY MAPS; SHALLOW GROUNDWATER; SURFACE IRRIGATION;

AQUIFERS; CONTAMINATION; CROPS; DENITRIFICATION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; IRRIGATION; LAND USE; LEACHING; LITHOLOGY; NITRATES; PESTICIDES; POTABLE WATER; PROBABILITY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SORPTION; SURFACE WATERS; WATER SUPPLY; WATER WELLS;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

ALLUVIAL PLAIN; ASSESSMENT METHOD; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; LAND USE; NITRATE; PESTICIDE; SHALLOW WATER; STOCHASTICITY; WATER DEPTH;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 70349166309     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2009.07.014     Document Type: Article

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