Hydrochemical classification and nitrate contamination of the Barreiras unconfined aquifer in Capitão Pocinho river basin of the mid Guamá river region in eastern Amazonia

The Capitão Pocinho river basin at the northeastern Pará constitutes one important area of orange production in Brazil, with use of herbicides and fertilizers in the management practice. This research analyzed the diffusion of nitrate ions and classified the occurrence of the most important ions. To...

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Main Authors: Bruno Santana Carneiro, Antonio Carlos F. N. S. Tancredi, Itabaraci Nazareno Cavalcante, Joaquim Carlos Barbosa Queiroz, Francisco de Assis Oliveira, Paulo Pontes Araújo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais em Bacias Hidrográficas (IPABHi) 2011-08-01
Series:Revista Ambiente & Água
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Online Access:http://www.ambi-agua.net/seer/index.php/ambi-agua/article/view/654