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Temporal Variability Of Organic C And Nitrate In A Shallow Aquifer, D. E. Clay, S. A. Clay, T. B. Moorman, K. Brix-Davis, K. A. Scholes, A. R. Bender
Temporal Variability Of Organic C And Nitrate In A Shallow Aquifer, D. E. Clay, S. A. Clay, T. B. Moorman, K. Brix-Davis, K. A. Scholes, A. R. Bender
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The loading of organic substrates into shallow aquifers may follow seasonal cycles, which will impact the transport and fate of agrichemicals. The objective of this research was to measure temporal changes in the groundwater dissolved organic C (DOC) and nitrate concentrations. Groundwater monitoring wells were installed and sediment samples from the aquifer were collected in 1991. Sediment samples were used to evaluate denitrification potentials, while water samples were collected at periodic intervals in 1992 and 1993 from the surface of the aquifer. Water samples were analyzed for nitrate-N and DOC-C. Denitrification was observed in sediment amended with nitrate and incubated …