Localized zones of denitrification in a floodplain aquifer in Southern Wisconsin, USA

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1867-1879

  Craig, Laura ^a   Bahr, Jean M ^b   Roden, Eric E ^b  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Ferrous iron; General hydrogeology; Microbial processes; Nitrate; USA

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; CATION; CHLORIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DENITRIFICATION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FLOODPLAIN; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY; HYPORHEIC ZONE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITRATE; OXYGEN; SULFATE; WATERSHED;

MADISON; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 78649716406     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-010-0665-2     Document Type: Article

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