Distribution of nitrate and its implication for the contaminant source in groundwater of Huaibei Plain, Anhui Province

Geosciences Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 537-545

  Qian, Jiazhong ^a   Wang, Lulu ^a   Liu, Yong ^a   Wu, Boren ^b   Wang, Xiaoming ^a  

^a HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Management Center of Public Geological Investigation of Anhui Province   (China)

Author keywords

contaminant source; factor analysis; groundwater; Huaibei Plain; nitrate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940447867     PISSN: 12264806     EISSN: 15987477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12303-014-0051-5     Document Type: Article

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