Quantification of nitrate sources in groundwater using hydrochemical and dual isotopic data combined with a Bayesian mixing model

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 199, Issue , 2015, Pages 369-381

  Kim, Kyoung Ho ^a   Yun, Seong Taek ^a   Mayer, Bernhard ^b   Lee, Jeong Ho ^a   Kim, Tae Seung ^c   Kim, Hyun Koo ^c  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c National Institute of Biological Resources   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bayesian mixing model (MixSIR); Dual isotopes; Hydrochemical parameters; Nitrate; Orthogonal regression of PCA; Rural groundwater; South Korea

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; COMPOST; DATA SET; DENITRIFICATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MANURE; NITRATE; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTANT SOURCE; WATER QUALITY;

SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 84910048645     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2014.10.014     Document Type: Article

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