Implementing irrigation: Salt and nitrate exported from the Lerma basin (Spain)

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 105-112

  Abrahao, R ^a   Causape J ^b   Garcia Garizabal I ^b,c   Merchan D ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agricultural contamination; Irrigation management; Nitrate; Salinity; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CONTAMINATION; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CONTAMINATION LEVELS; ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES; GRADUAL TRANSFORMATIONS; IRRIGATED LANDS; IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; POLLUTION INDEX; POLLUTION LEVEL; RECEIVING WATERS; SALINITY;

IRRIGATION; POLLUTION; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; WATER QUALITY;

NITRATES;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; DRAINAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LAND USE CHANGE; NITRATE; OPTIMIZATION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SALINITY; SALT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

LERMA BASIN [SPAIN]; SPAIN;

EID: 81455124749     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2011.10.011     Document Type: Article

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