Nitrate dynamics in agricultural catchments deduced from groundwater dating and long-term nitrate monitoring in surface- and groundwaters

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 435-436, Issue , 2012, Pages 167-178

  Aquilina, L ^a,d   Vergnaud Ayraud, V ^a   Labasque, T ^a   Bour, O ^a   Molenat J ^b,c   Ruiz, L ^c   de Montety, V ^a   De Ridder, J ^a   Roques, C ^a   Longuevergne, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b UMR LISAH   (France)

^c AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Groundwater; Groundwater dating; Nitrate modeling; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENTS; FRACTURED AQUIFER; GROUND WATER RECHARGE; GROUNDWATER CONCENTRATIONS; GROUNDWATER DATING; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; NITRATE DYNAMICS; RAPID RESPONSE; RECHARGE WATER; RESERVOIR VOLUME; SHARP INCREASE; VARIABLY SATURATED;

AGRICULTURE; AQUIFERS; CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMICS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; NITRATES; NITROGEN; RUNOFF; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

GROUND WATER; NITRATE; NITROGEN; SURFACE WATER;

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; AQUIFER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATING METHOD; DILUTION; GROUNDWATER; MODELING; NITRATE; RECHARGE; RESERVOIR; SURFACE WATER; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AQUIFER; ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DILUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIMULATION; SUMMER; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WEATHERING; WINTER;

AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRANCE; GROUNDWATER; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NITRATES; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BRETAGNE; FRANCE;

EID: 84864352856     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.06.028     Document Type: Article

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