FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS OF NITRATES IN GROUNDWATER: The nitrogen cycle -- The nitrogen cycle in soil and groundwater -- Sources of nitrate in groundwater -- National survey of nitrates and pesticides in drinking water wells -- Health concerns related to nitrates -- INFLUENCE OF SUBSURFACE PROCESSES: Nitrogen transformations -- Nitrogen transport and fate -- Factors influencing nitrogen leaching from fertilizers -- Usage of labortory studies -- ILLISTRATIONS OF NITRATE POLLUTION OF GROUNDWATER: Illistrations from the United States -- Illistrations from Europe and other countries -- VULNERABILITY MAPPING OF GROUNDWATER RESOURCES: Context of vulnerability mapping -- Summary of ten mapping techniques -- Vulnerability mapping in Belgium -- Groundwater vulnerability to agricultural nitrate pollution in the U.K. -- Terrain suitability rating for septic tank systems in Canada -- Groundwater contamination suceptibility in Minnesota -- Drastic a standardized system for evaluating groundwater pollution potential in the U.S. -- Soil aquifer field evaluation -- Advantages and limitations relative to vulnerability mapping -- DEVELOPMENT OF A NITRATE POLLUTION INDEX: Conceptual framework for development of an index -- Identification of pertinent factors -- Assignment of relative importance weights -- Establish methods for evaluating pertinent factors -- Determine aggregation approach for the index -- Field testing of the index -- MODELS FOR NITRATES IN THE SUBSURFACE ENVIRONMENT: Source characterization models -- Nitrate tranport models -- Plume model for nitrate point source -- Management models for prevention and control -- MANAGEMENT MEASURES FOR NITRATE POLLUTION PREVENTION: Fertilizer management measures -- Other managment measures -- TREATMENT MEASURES FOR NITRATES IN GROUNDWATER: Treatment by ion exchange, reverse osmosis, or electrodialysis -- Treatment by biological denitrification -- Treatment by In Situ denitrifiation -- Treatment by other measures.
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Nitrates in groundwater.
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Agricultural pollution.
Groundwater-- Pollution.
Nitrates-- Environmental aspects.
Agricultural pollution.
Eaux continentales-- Pollution par les engrais.
Eaux souterraines-- Teneur en nitrates.
Groundwater-- Pollution.
Grundwasser
Grundwasserverschmutzung
Landwirtschaft
Nitratbelastung
Nitrates-- Aspect de l'environnement.
Nitrates-- Environmental aspects.
Pollutions agricoles.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General