The use of nitrate, bacteria and fluorescent tracers to characterize groundwater recharge and contamination in a karst catchment, Chongqing, China

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1281-1289

  He, Qiufang ^a   Yang, Pingheng ^a   Yuan, Wenhao ^a   Jiang, Yongjun ^a   Pu, Junbin ^a   Yuan, Daoxian ^a,b   Kuang, Yinglun ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF KARST GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Bacteria; China; Groundwater recharge; Karst; Tracer tests

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CATCHMENT; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; KARST HYDROLOGY; MAPPING; NITRATE; RECHARGE; SINKHOLE; SPRING WATER; TRACER; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

CHINA; CHONGQING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NITROBACTERIA;

EID: 77954738632     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-010-0594-0     Document Type: Article

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