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Methodology and results

The study comprises two series of questionnaires conducted in 10 study areas in 8 European countries. The first questionnaire permitted the collection of data on more than 120 products. The second study took the form of case studies on 18 of the previously studied products. The legislation concerning these products has also been studied in the 8 countries.
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Correlation between nitrate concentration in groundwater and parameters affecting aquifer intrinsic vulnerability
Journal Environmental Geology
Publisher Springer Berlin / Heidelberg
ISSN 0943-0105 (Print) 1432-0495 (Online)
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Category Original Article
DOI 10.1007/s00254-007-1006-1
Subject Collection Earth and Environmental Science
SpringerLink Date Friday, September 07, 2007

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Correlation between nitrate concentration in groundwater and parameters affecting aquifer intrinsic vulnerability

Laura Debernardi1 Contact Information, Domenico Antonio De Luca1 Contact Information and Manuela Lasagna1 Contact Information
(1) Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università di Torino, Via Valperga Caluso 35, 10125 Torino, Italy


Received: 22 May 2007 Accepted: 12 August 2007 Published online: 7 September 2007

Correlation between nitrate concentration in groundwater and parameters affecting aquifer intrinsic vulnerability
Abstract This paper is the result of a study which was carried out in order to verify if the traditional methods to evaluate the intrinsic vulnerability or vulnerability related parameters, are able to clarify the problem of nitrate pollution in groundwater. In particular, the aim was to evaluate limitations and problems connected to aquifer vulnerability methods applied to nitrate contamination prevision in groundwater. The investigation was carried out by comparing NO3 − concentrations, measured in March and November 2004 in the shallow aquifer, and the vulnerability classes, obtained by using GOD and TOT methods. Moreover, it deals with a comparison between NO3 − concentrations and single parameters (depth to water table, land use and nitrogen input). The study area is the plain sector of Piemonte (Northern Italy), where an unconfined aquifer nitrate contamination exists. In this area the anthropogenic presence is remarkable and the input of N-fertilizers and zootechnical effluents to the soil cause a growing amount of nitrates in groundwater.
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