Spatial distribution of nitrate health risk associated with groundwater use as drinking water in Merida, Mexico

Applied Geography

Volumn 65, Issue , 2015, Pages 49-57

  Rojas Fabro, Annette Yabel ^a   Pacheco Ávila, Julia Guadalupe ^a   Esteller Alberich, María Vicenta ^b   Cabrera Sansores, Santos Armando ^a   Camargo Valero, Miller Alonso ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Groundwater; Health risks; Karstic aquifer; Nitrates; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEALTH RISK; KARST; NITRATE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER QUALITY;

MERIDA [YUCATAN]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; YUCATAN;

EID: 84952664166     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2015.10.004     Document Type: Article

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