Nitrate contamination and subsequent hydrogeochemical processes of shallow groundwater in agro-livestock farming districts in South Korea

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 273, Issue , 2019, Pages 50-61

  Kim, Ho Rim ^a   Yu, Soonyoung ^a   Oh, Junseop ^a   Kim, Kyoung Ho ^b   Lee, Jeong Ho ^a   Moniruzzaman, Md ^a   Kim, Hyun Koo ^c   Yun, Seong Taek ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Environment Institute (KEI)   (South Korea)

^c National Institute of Environmental Research   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Agro livestock farming; Enhanced weathering; Nitrate contamination; Nitrification and denitrification; Shallow groundwater; South Korea

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; ARABLE LAND; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; DENITRIFICATION; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; LIVESTOCK FARMING; NITRATE; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; PH;

SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 85058415469     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2018.12.010     Document Type: Article

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