Development of a groundwater contamination index based on the agricultural hazard and aquifer vulnerability: Application to Portugal

Reducing nitrate leachingmay not result in a significant improvement of groundwater quality. The amount of nitrate reaching groundwater depends not only on the hazard related to agricultural activities but also on-site specific groundwater vulnerability. Using national databases and other compiled d...

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Main Author: Serra, João (author)
Other Authors: Cameira, Maria do Rosário (author), Cordovil, Cláudia (author), Hutchings, Nicholas (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2021
Subjects:
agricultural contamination
risk index
nitrate leaching
groundwater pollution
gross nitrogen balance
groundwater vulnerability
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/21840
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/21840

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/21840

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