Investigating Boron Isotopes for Identifying Nitrogen Sources Supplied by Submarine Groundwater Discharge to Coastal Waters

Stable isotopes of oxygen, nitrogen, and boron were used to identify the sources of nitrate (NO3–) in submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) into a large tidal estuary (Long Island Sound, NY, United States). Potential contaminants such as manure, septic waste and fertilizer overlap in δ15N and δ18O b...

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Main Authors: Joseph Tamborski, Caitlin Brown, Henry Bokuniewicz, J. K. Cochran, E. T. Rasbury
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Environmental Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fenvs.2020.00126/full