Factors affecting nitrate distribution in shallow groundwater under a beef farm in South Eastern Ireland
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2009-07Author
Healy, Mark G.
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Fenton, O,Richards, KG,Kirwan, L,Khalil, MI,Healy, MG (2009) 'Factors affecting nitrate distribution in shallow groundwater under a beef farm in South Eastern Ireland'. Journal Of Environmental Management, 90 :3135-3146.
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Groundwater contamination was characterised using a methodology which combines shallow groundwater geochemistry data from 17 piezometers over a 2 yr period in a statistical framework and hydro-geological techniques. Nitrate-N (NO3-N) contaminant mass flux was calculated across three control planes (rows of piezometers) in six isolated plots. Results showed natural attenuation occurs on site although the method does not directly differentiate between dilution and denitrification.