Denitrification in a hypersaline lake-aquifer system (Pe´trola Basin, Central Spain): The role of recent organic matter and Cretaceous organic rich sediments

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 497-498, Issue , 2014, Pages 594-606

  Gomez Alday J J ^a   Carrey, R ^b   Valiente, N ^a   Otero, N ^b   Soler, A ^b   Ayora, C ^c   Sanz, D ^a   Munoz Martin A ^d   Castano S ^a   Recio, C ^e   Carnicero, A ^e   Cortijo, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Freshwater saltwater interface; Hypersaline lake; Nitrification; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; DENITRIFICATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; ISOTOPES; LAKE POLLUTION; LAKES; NATURAL ATTENUATION; NITRIFICATION; RIVER POLLUTION;

DENITRIFICATION PROCESS; DENSITY DRIVEN FLOWS; HYPERSALINE LAKES; ORGANIC-RICH SEDIMENT; REGIONAL GROUNDWATER FLOW; STABLE ISOTOPES; SYNTHETIC FERTILIZERS; VULNERABLE ENVIRONMENTS;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

CARBON 13; FRESH WATER; GROUND WATER; NITRATE; NITROGEN 15; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN 18; RADIOISOTOPE; SEA WATER; SULFIDE; SULFUR 34; SURFACE WATER; TRITIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; WATER POLLUTANT;

AMMONIUM; AQUIFER; CRETACEOUS; DENITRIFICATION; ESTUARINE FRONT; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; LAKE; NITRATE; ORGANIC MATTER; RECHARGE; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATER POLLUTION;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; AUTOTROPHY; CRETACEOUS; DENITRIFICATION; GEOGRAPHY; HYDROLOGY; LAKE; SEDIMENT; SPAIN; WATER FLOW; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; WATER POLLUTANT;

SPAIN;

DENITRIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROUNDWATER; LAKES; NITRATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84906660643     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.07.129     Document Type: Article

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