Nitrate import-export dynamics in groundwater interacting with surface-water in a wet-tropical environment

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 361-370

  Rasiah, V ^a   Armour, J D ^a   Cogle, A L ^a   Florentine, S K ^b  

^a Department of Environment and Resources Management ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

drain water; groundwater; leachate; nitrate; three way linkage; trigger values

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; AUSTRALIA; COEFFICIENTS OF VARIATIONS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DRAIN-WATER; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FARMING SYSTEM; FLOW DISCHARGES; LEACHATE; LEACHATES; NITRATE-N; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; QUEENSLAND; RAINY SEASONS; RIVER CATCHMENT; SHORT-INTERVAL; SOLUTE CONCENTRATIONS; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENTS; WATER SAMPLES;

CATCHMENTS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISSOLUTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GROUNDWATER; LEACHING; ORGANIC CARBON; RAIN; SURFACE WATERS;

NITRATES;

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISCHARGE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DRAINAGE WATER; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HERB; LEACHATE; NITRATE; PERCOLATION; PESTICIDE; RAINFALL; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROOT SYSTEM; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; WATER CHEMISTRY;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND; TULLY BASIN;

MUSA;

EID: 77953970330     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR09120     Document Type: Article

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