Isotopes for improved management of nitrate pollution in aqueous resources: Review of surface water field studies

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 519-533

  Nestler, Angelika ^a   Berglund, Michael ^a   Accoe, Frederik ^b   Duta, Steluta ^c   Xue, Dongmei ^d   Boeckx, Pascal ^d   Taylor, Philip ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b Flemish Coordination Centre for Manure Processing (VCM)   (Belgium)

^c National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology   (Romania)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Agricultural practices; Denitrification; Isotope measurements; Nitrate; Nitrification; Nitrogen; Nutrients; Remediation; Water management; Water monitoring; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; ISOTOPE; NITRATE;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA SET; DENITRIFICATION; DISCHARGE; EMISSION; HYDROLOGY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LAND USE; LITERATURE REVIEW; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NITRATE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLICY MAKING; POLLUTION CONTROL; REMEDIATION; SURFACE WATER; THRESHOLD; TRANSFORMATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER RESOURCE; WATERSHED;

AGRICULTURE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; METHODOLOGY; NITROGEN CYCLE; REVIEW; STATISTICS; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

AGRICULTURE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; ISOTOPES; NITRATES; NITROGEN CYCLE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 79955133152     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-010-0422-z     Document Type: Review

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