Time lag: A methodology for the estimation of vertical and horizontal travel and flushing timescales to nitrate threshold concentrations in Irish aquifers

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 419-431

  Fenton, Owen ^a   Schulte, Rogier P O ^a   Jordan, Philip ^b   Lalor, Stanley T J ^a   Richards, Karl G ^a  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nitrate; Time lag; Uncertainty analysis; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; SURFACE WATER;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOLOGICAL TIME; IRELAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 79955729015     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2011.03.006     Document Type: Article

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