Main sources and processes affecting dissolved sulphates and nitrates in a small irrigated basin (Lerma Basin, Zaragoza, Spain): Isotopic characterization

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 195, Issue , 2014, Pages 127-138

  Merchan D ^a   Otero, N ^b   Soler, A ^b   Causape J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Environmental impact; Multi isotopic; Salinization; Synthetic fertilizers

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NITRATE; SALINIZATION; SULFATE;

ARAGON; EBRO VALLEY; LERMA BASIN [ZARAGOZA]; SPAIN; ZARAGOZA;

EID: 84902965717     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2014.05.011     Document Type: Article

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