Nitrate sources, accumulation and reduction in groundwater from Northern Italy: Insights provided by a nitrate and boron isotopic database

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 91, Issue , 2018, Pages 23-35

  Martinelli, G ^a   Dadomo, A ^b   De Luca, D A ^c   Mazzola, M ^d   Lasagna, M ^c   Pennisi, M ^e   Pilla, G ^f   Sacchi, E ^f   Saccon, P ^g  

^a ARPAE Environmental Protection Agency of Emilia Romagna Region   (Italy)

^b GEOINVEST SRL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d ARPAV Agency for Environmental Protection of the Veneto Region   (Italy)

^e CNR   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^g Waterdrop Consulting   (Austria)

Author keywords

Contamination; Denitrification; Hydrogeochemistry; Pig manure; Po plain; Sewage

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AQUIFERS; BORON; CONTAMINATION; DENITRIFICATION; FERTILIZERS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; MANURES; NITRATES; SEWAGE; WATER RESOURCES;

AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES; DENITRIFICATION PROCESS; ENVIRONMENTAL ISOTOPES; HYDRO GEOCHEMISTRIES; HYDROGEOLOGICAL SETTINGS; MONITORING ACTIVITIES; PIG MANURES; PO PLAIN;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; AQUIFER; AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION; BORON; BORON ISOTOPE; DATABASE; DENITRIFICATION; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MANURE; NITRATE; REDUCTION; SEWAGE;

ITALY; PO PLAIN;

SUIDAE;

EID: 85041417849     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: 18729134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2018.01.011     Document Type: Article

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