Multi-isotopic approach (15N, 13C, 34S, 18O and D) for tracing agriculture contamination in groundwater

Environmental Chemistry: Green Chemistry and Pollutants in Ecosystems

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 43-56

  Vitoria L ^a   Soler, A ^a   Aravena, R ^b   Canals, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

fertilisers; groundwater; isotopes; nitrate contamination

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892054282     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/3-540-26531-7_5     Document Type: Chapter

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