Nitrogen and phosphorus budgets for the Yucatán littoral: An approach for groundwater management

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 172, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 493-505

  Arandacirerol, Nancy ^a,c,d   Comín, Francisco ^b   Herrera Silveira, Jorge ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO PIRENAICO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

^d FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Groundwater; Nitrogen; Water management; Yucat n aquifer

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE WASTEWATER; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS; GOVERNMENT REPORTS; GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; GROUNDWATER SUPPLY; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; NUTRIENT SOURCES; RIVER DISCHARGE; TREATMENT SYSTEMS;

AQUIFERS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COASTAL ZONES; EUTROPHICATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

GROUND WATER; NITRATE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AQUACULTURE; AQUIFER; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COASTAL ZONE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EUTROPHICATION; GROUNDWATER; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; NITRATE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; LITTORAL; MEXICO; POULTRY FARMING; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEASHORE; SWINE; TOURISM; WASTE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MEXICO; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; WATER SUPPLY;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; YUCATAN;

SUIDAE;

EID: 79151476012     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-010-1349-z     Document Type: Article

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