Hydrogeochemistry and isotopic tracing of nitrate contamination of two aquifer systems on Jeju Island, Korea

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1835-1845

  Koh, Eun Hee ^a   Kaown, Dugin ^a   Mayer, Bernhard ^b   Kang, Bong Rae ^c   Moon, Hee Sun ^a   Lee, Kang Kun ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c Institute of Environmental Resources Research   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL FIELDS; AQUIFER SYSTEMS; AQUITARDS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; GEOLOGICAL UNITS; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC DATA; ISOTOPIC TRACING; JEJU ISLAND; MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; NITRATE CONTAMINATION; PRECIPITATION EVENTS; REGIONAL GROUNDWATER; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SYNTHETIC FERTILIZERS; UNCEMENTED;

AQUIFERS; CONTAMINATION; DENITRIFICATION; FERTILIZERS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; NITRATES;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; GROUND WATER; NITRATE;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; DENITRIFICATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; KOREA; NITRIFICATION; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; PRECIPITATION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGICAL PROCESSES; GROUNDWATER; ISLANDS; NITRATES; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84869764849     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2011.0417     Document Type: Article

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