The effect of changes in land use on nitrate concentration in water supply wells in southern Chester County, Pennsylvania

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 185, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 643-651

  White, Paul ^a   Ruble, Christina L ^a   Lane, Michael E ^a  

^a Brickhouse Environmental   (United States)

Author keywords

CCHD; Drinking water aquifer; Fertilizer; Nitrate nitrogen; On lot wastewater system; PADEP

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CCHD; DATA SETS; ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; NITRATE NITROGEN; ON-LOT WASTEWATER SYSTEMS; PADEP; PENNSYLVANIA; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; SEPTIC SYSTEM;

AQUIFERS; DATA HANDLING; FERTILIZERS; LAND USE; NITRATES; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER WELLS;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; NITRATE; NITROGEN; WELL WATER;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AQUIFER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; FERTILIZER; LAND USE CHANGE; NITRATE; NITROGEN; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WELL WATER;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AQUIFER; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; LAND USE; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER STANDARD; WATER SUPPLY;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NITRATES; PENNSYLVANIA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

CHESTER COUNTY [PENNSYLVANIA]; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871984449     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-012-2581-5     Document Type: Article

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