Evaluation of nitrate source in groundwater of southern part of North China Plain based on multi-isotope

Journal of Central South University

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 610-618

  Fang, Jing jing ^a   Zhou, Ai guo ^a   Ma, Chuan ming ^a   Liu, Cun fu ^a   Cai, He sheng ^a   Gan, Yi qun ^a   Liu, Yun de ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

esophageal cancer; groundwater; 13CDOC; 15NNO3; 18NNO3

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; DISEASES; FERTILIZERS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; ISOTOPES; NITRATES; ORGANIC CARBON; WATER QUALITY;

COMPOSITION CHARACTERISTICS; DENITRIFICATION PROCESS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ESOPHAGEAL CANCER; GROUND WATER RECHARGE; GROUNDWATER NITRATES; STABLE CARBON ISOTOPES; WATER QUALITY PROBLEMS;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84923327556     PISSN: 20952899     EISSN: 22275223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11771-015-2562-2     Document Type: Article

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