Positive and negative impacts of five Austrian gravel pit lakes on groundwater quality

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 443, Issue , 2013, Pages 14-23

  Muellegger, Christian ^a   Weilhartner, Andreas ^a,b   Battin, Tom J ^a,b   Hofmann, Thilo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Inter University Centre for Aquatic Ecosystem Research   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bank filtration; Decalcification; Gravel pit lakes; Groundwater; Nitrate removal

Indexed keywords

BANK FILTRATION; BIOLOGICAL DEGRADATION; CALCIUM CONCENTRATION; COMBINED EFFECT; DECALCIFICATION; DEGRADATION PROCESS; DIFFERENT SIZES; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FISH FARMING; GRAVEL PIT; GROUND WATER PROTECTION; GROUND-WATER QUALITIES; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; LAKE WATERS; MEAN RESIDENCE TIME; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; NITRATE REMOVAL; ORGANIC MATERIALS; ORGANIC MICROPOLLUTANTS; PRIMARY PRODUCERS; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT DEPOSITS; SEDIMENT LAYERS; SOIL COVER;

EXCAVATION; GRAVEL; GROUNDWATER; LAKES; MINING LAWS AND REGULATIONS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

CALCIUM ION; CHLORIDAZON; DESPHENYLCHLORIDAZONE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; GROUND WATER; MAGNESIUM ION; NITRATE; ORGANIC CARBON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CALCIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FILTRATION; GROUNDWATER; LAKE; NITRATE; OUTFLOW;

ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BIODEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GRAVEL PIT LAKE; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LAKE SEDIMENT; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER CONTENT; WATER HARDNESS; WATER QUALITY;

AMMONIA; AUSTRIA; GROUNDWATER; LAKES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NITRATES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84869880385     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.10.097     Document Type: Article

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