Evaluation of intrinsic vulnerability to nitrate contamination of groundwater: Appropriate fertilizer application management

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 571-580

  Mishima, Yoshio ^a   Takada, Masayuki ^b   Kitagawa, Rie ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Hokkaido Institute of Environmental Sciences   (Japan)

Author keywords

DRASTIC; Fertilizer application; GIS; Groundwater; Hydrogeology; Nitrate contamination

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL AREAS; ARABLE LAND; CROP ROTATION; DEPTH-TO-WATER; DILUTION FACTORS; DRASTIC; ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS; EVALUATION RESULTS; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATIONS; FERTILIZER MANAGEMENT; GIS; GROUNDWATER VULNERABILITY; HOKKAIDO; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; NITRATE CONTAMINATION; PADDY FIELDS; POTENTIAL RISKS; QUASI-BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTIONS; RICE PRODUCTION; SOIL MEDIA; VADOSE ZONE; VERTICAL MOVEMENT;

AGRICULTURE; AQUIFERS; CONTAMINATION; FERTILIZERS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; NITRATES; WELLS;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; ARABLE LAND; CROP ROTATION; DILUTION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GIS; HYDROGEOLOGY; NITRATE; PADDY FIELD; RECHARGE; UPLAND REGION; VULNERABILITY;

HOKKAIDO; JAPAN;

EID: 79955897465     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-010-0725-x     Document Type: Article

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