The deep challenge of nitrate pollution in river water of China

X Zhang, Y Zhang, P Shi, Z Bi, Z Shan, L Ren - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nitrate pollution of surface water has attracted global attention, and the issue is becoming
increasingly significant in China. To identify the pollution status, sources, and potential non …

The cycle of nitrogen in river systems: sources, transformation, and flux

X Xia, S Zhang, S Li, L Zhang, G Wang… - … science: Processes & …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Nitrogen is a requisite and highly demanded element for living organisms on Earth.
However, increasing human activities have greatly altered the global nitrogen cycle …

[HTML][HTML] Tracking nitrate and sulfate sources in groundwater of an urbanized valley using a multi-tracer approach combined with a Bayesian isotope mixing model

JA Torres-Martínez, A Mora, PSK Knappett… - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Over the past decades, groundwater quality has deteriorated worldwide by nitrate pollution
due to the intensive use of fertilizers in agriculture, release of untreated urban sewage and …

[HTML][HTML] Estimation of nitrate pollution sources and transformations in groundwater of an intensive livestock-agricultural area (Comarca Lagunera), combining major …

JA Torres-Martínez, A Mora, J Mahlknecht… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The identification of nitrate (NO 3−) sources and biogeochemical transformations is critical
for understanding the different nitrogen (N) pathways, and thus, for controlling diffuse …

Identification of sources and transformations of nitrate in the Xijiang River using nitrate isotopes and Bayesian model

C Li, SL Li, FJ Yue, J Liu, J Zhong, ZF Yan… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Coupled nitrogen and oxygen isotopes of nitrate have proven useful in identifying nitrate
sources and transformation in rivers. However, isotopic fractionation and low-resolution …

Combining multi-isotopic and molecular source tracking methods to identify nitrate pollution sources in surface and groundwater

R Carrey, E Ballesté, AR Blanch, F Lucena, P Pons… - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Nitrate (NO 3-) pollution adversely impacts surface and groundwater quality. In
recent decades, many countries have implemented measures to control and reduce …

Spatio-temporal variations of nitrate pollution of groundwater in the intensive agricultural region: Hotspots and driving forces

X Zhu, P Miao, J Qin, W Li, L Wang, Z Chen, J Zhou - Journal of Hydrology, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Nitrate (NO 3−) pollution of groundwater is a persistent and widespread problem
worldwide, particularly in intensive agricultural regions with high nitrogen (N) surplus …

Fluoride and nitrate contamination of groundwater in the Loess Plateau, China: sources and related human health risks

H Su, W Kang, Y Li, Z Li - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Fluoride (F−) and nitrate (NO 3−) in groundwater have caused serious health
problems worldwide. However, in the Chinese Loess Plateau where groundwater is the …

Nitrate sources and nitrogen dynamics in a karst aquifer with mixed nitrogen inputs (Southwest China): Revealed by multiple stable isotopic and hydro-chemical …

K Ren, X Pan, D Yuan, J Zeng, J Liang, C Peng - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The nitrate (NO 3−) contamination of karst aquifers as an important drinking water
reservoir is increasing globally. Understanding the behavior of nitrogen (N) in karst aquifers …

Nitrate pollution source apportionment, uncertainty and sensitivity analysis across a rural-urban river network based on δ15N/δ18O-NO3− isotopes and SIAR …

X Ji, L Shu, W Chen, Z Chen, X Shang, Y Yang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nitrate pollution is of considerable global concern as a threat to human health and aquatic
ecosystems. Nowadays, δ 15 N/δ 18 O-NO 3− combined with a Bayesian-based SIAR model …