Nitrate Contamination in Brazilian Urban Aquifers: A Tenacious Problem

Nitrate Contamination in Brazilian Urban Aquifers: A Tenacious Problem

This study follows the geochemistry of nitrogen in a Cretaceous and unconfined sedimentary aquifer in the city of Urânia (Brazil) over 20 years. Although the sewer network was built in the 1970s, the nitrate contamination problem (>45 mg/L-NO<sub>3</sub><sup>−</sup>) persi...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Hirata, Fabiana Cagnon, Aline Bernice, Carlos Henrique Maldaner, Paulo Galvão, Carlos Marques, Rafael Terada, Claudia Varnier, M. Cathryn Ryan, Reginaldo Bertolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Water
Subjects:
nitrate
groundwater contamination
urban hydrogeology
urban aquifer recharge
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/12/10/2709

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