Variation in nitrate isotopic signatures in sewage for source apportionment with urbanization: a case study in Beijing, China

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 23, Issue 22, 2016, Pages 22871-22881

  Xian, Chaofan ^a,b   Ouyang, Zhiyun ^a   Li, Yanmin ^c   Xiao, Yang ^a   Ren, Yufen ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Beijing; Dual isotope; Nitrate; Sewage treatment; Source apportionment

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NITRATE; POLLUTION CONTROL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT; URBANIZATION; WASTE TECHNOLOGY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

MANURE; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NITROGEN; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MANURE; PROCEDURES; RIVER; SEASON; SEWAGE; URBANIZATION; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

BEIJING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MANURE; NITRATES; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; RIVERS; SEASONS; SEWAGE; URBANIZATION; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84984633424     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-7498-z     Document Type: Article

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