Legacy effects of cemeteries on groundwater quality and nitrate loads to a headwater stream

Residential development and urbanization have increased nutrient loads to streams and groundwater through increased use of fertilizers and discharge of wastewater effluent. Stream degradation in urbanizing areas has simultaneously reduced natural attenuation of nutrients. In this context, cemeteries...

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Main Authors: Laura K Lautz, Sarah H Ledford, Julio Beltran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2020-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abc914