Relations of hydrogeologic factors, groundwater reduction-oxidation conditions, and temporal and spatial distributions of nitrate, Central-Eastside San Joaquin Valley, California, USA

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1203-1224

  Landon, Matthew K ^a   Green, Christopher T ^b   Belitz, Kenneth ^a   Singleton, Michael J ^c   Esser, Bradley K ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Groundwater monitoring; Groundwater protection; Hydrochemistry; Nitrate; USA

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DENITRIFICATION; DISCHARGE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; NITRATE; POLLUTION CONTROL; REDOX CONDITIONS; RESIDENCE TIME; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION;

CALIFORNIA; SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052408594     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-011-0750-1     Document Type: Article

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