Evaluation of a denitrification wall to reduce surface water nitrogen loads

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 724-731

  Schmidt, Casey A ^a   Clark, Mark W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER WELLS; LOAD REDUCTION; LOADING RATE; NITROGEN CONCENTRATIONS; NITROGEN LOADS; OXYGEN LEVELS; RECEIVING WATERS; REDUCED NITROGEN; STREAM DISCHARGE; TOTAL LOAD; TREATMENT VOLUMES;

DENITRIFICATION; GROUNDWATER; LANDFORMS; SURFACE WATERS; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

LOADING;

CARBON; GROUND WATER; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; SURFACE WATER; WELL WATER; WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; STREAM (RIVER); WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT; CHEMISTRY; RIVER; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

DENITRIFICATION; GROUNDWATER; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; RIVERS; WATER; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84862265373     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2011.0331     Document Type: Article

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