High-resolution monitoring of nitrate variations in a typical subterranean karst stream, Chongqing, China

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1985-1993

  Pu, Junbing ^a,b,c   Yuan, Daoxian ^a,b,c   He, Qiufang ^a   Wang, Zhijun ^a   Hu, Zhiyong ^a   Gou, Pengfei ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chongqing Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

^c International Karst Research Center Auspices of UNESCO   (China)

Author keywords

Agriculture; High resolution auto monitoring; Hydrochemistry; Nitrate real time variations; Subterranean stream

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES; AGRICULTURAL WASTEWATER; CHONGQING , CHINA; DATA LOGGER; DILUTION EFFECT; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FERTILIZER APPLICATIONS; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGH-RESOLUTION MEASUREMENTS; HIGH-RESOLUTION MONITORING; HYDROCHEMICALS; KARST AQUIFER; KARST AREAS; KARST STREAMS; MONITORING PERIODS; MONSOON SEASON; PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; PH VALUE; RAINFALL EVENT; RAPID CHANGES; SAMPLING METHOD; SOUTHWEST CHINA; SUBTERRANEAN STREAM; SUSTAINABLE USE; TIME INTERVAL;

AQUIFERS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROCHEMISTRY; LANDFORMS; PH; RAIN; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); RIVERS; WASTEWATER; WATER LEVELS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

MONITORING;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AQUIFER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DILUTION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; KARST; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NITRATE; PH; POLLUTANT; RAINFALL; RECHARGE; RESOLUTION; RUNOFF; STREAM; SURFACE WATER; WASTEWATER; WATER LEVEL; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

CHINA; CHONGQING;

EID: 80955137675     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-011-1019-7     Document Type: Article

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