Nitrate sources and nitrogen biogeochemical processes in the Feng River in West China inferred from the nitrogen and oxygen dual isotope measurements of nitrate

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 57, Issue 18, 2016, Pages 8243-8251

  Zhi, Jianhui ^a   Ding, Aizhong ^b   Zhang, Shurong ^b  

^a SHANXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Feng River; Nitrate sources; Nitrogen and oxygen dual isotopes; Nitrogen biogeochemical processes

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DENITRIFICATION; NITRATE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; RIVER WATER; WATER QUALITY;

CHINA; FENG RIVER; SHAANXI;

EID: 84957440933     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2015.1021845     Document Type: Article

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