Origin and fate of nitrates in groundwater from the central Po plain: Insights from isotopic investigations

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 34, Issue , 2013, Pages 164-180

  Sacchi, E ^a,b   Acutis, M ^c   Bartoli, M ^d   Brenna, S ^e   Delconte, C A ^a,b   Laini, A ^d   Pennisi, M ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^e Regional Agency for Agricultural and Forestry Development (ERSAF Lombardy)   (Italy)

^f CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER; DATA AND INFORMATION; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; HIGH PERMEABILITY; ISOTOPIC INVESTIGATION; SEPTIC EFFLUENTS; SHALLOW WATER TABLES; UNSATURATED ZONE;

AGRICULTURE; AQUIFERS; CATCHMENTS; CONTAMINATION; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENTS; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; MANGANESE REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); MANURES; NITRATES; RURAL AREAS;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; DENITRIFICATION; GEOACCUMULATION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NITRATE; VADOSE ZONE;

ADRIATIC SEA; ITALY; LOMBARDY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PO BASIN; PO PLAIN;

BOS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84878657809     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2013.03.008     Document Type: Article

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