Denitrification coupled to pyrite oxidation and changes in groundwater quality in a shallow sandy aquifer

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 73, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 6716-6726

  Zhang, Yan Chun ^a   Slomp, Caroline P ^a   Broers, Hans Peter ^b   Passier, Hilde F ^b   Cappellen, Philippe Van ^a,c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b DELTARES   (Netherlands)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; DENITRIFICATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; NITRATE; OXIDATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PYRITE; SULFATE; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70349748545     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2009.08.026     Document Type: Article

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