Occurrence of high in-stream nitrite levels in a temperate region agricultural watershed

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 206, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 335-347

  Corriveau, Julie ^a   Van Bochove, Eric ^b   Savard, Martine M ^c   Cluis, Daniel ^a   Paradis, Daniel ^c  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Freshwater; Nitrite; Occurrence; Stream; Watershed

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WATERSHEDS; AQUATIC LIFE; FRESHWATER; GROUND WATER DISCHARGE; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; LOW WATER; MAXIMUM VALUES; QUEBEC , CANADA; SNOWMELT; TEMPERATE REGIONS; TWO-STREAM; WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS; WATER SAMPLES;

AGRICULTURE; FLOW OF WATER; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULICS; HYDROGEOLOGY; LANDFORMS; WATER LEVELS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

RIVERS;

GROUND WATER; NITRITE; SURFACE WATER;

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; NITRITE; STREAMWATER; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HYDROLOGY; STREAM (RIVER); WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

EID: 75049084171     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-009-0109-6     Document Type: Article

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