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Application of stable isotopes of nitrogen and oxygen in groundwater management
2007
Boreli-Zdravkovic, Dj.,Institut za vodoprivredu Jaroslav Cerni, Beograd (Serbia) | Miljevic, N.,Institut za nuklearne nauke Vinca, Beograd (Serbia)
In Serbia, in the most cases, drinking water supply is based on alluvial sources. The appearance of nitrate in some important alluvium aquifer has been observed and an increasing of this problem can be expected with a currently tendency for intensifying the agricultural production. Therefore, the used techniques which are able to identify the source of nitrate in groundwaters and existing processes of its reduction will be more and more requested. Simultaneously determination of both nitrogen and oxygen isotopic fingerprints allows us to make a difference between nitrate from artificial fertilizer and manure or animal waste as well as nitrate formed from nitrification of organic material and consequently the dominant source of the nitrate to be indicated. Once the origin of nitrate in drinking water sources is understood, corrective measures may be taken to prevent or minimize further contamination.
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