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Denitrification Along Pangborn Creek In The Abbotsford-Sumas Aquifer, Washington, Leslie B. (Leslie Braverman) Mckee
Denitrification Along Pangborn Creek In The Abbotsford-Sumas Aquifer, Washington, Leslie B. (Leslie Braverman) Mckee
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The Abbotsford-Sumas aquifer is a shallow, unconfined aquifer located in the agricultural regions of southwestern British Columbia and northwestern Washington and has a history of nitrate contamination. I monitored nitrate distributions in a study area bisected by a wide- scale peat deposit within a portion of the Whatcom County component of the aquifer to assess the current nitrate distribution, evaluate ground and surface water interactions in the peat, and determine the affect of peat on denitrification.
The water quality dataset and statistical analyses showed that nitrate contamination was heavily concentrated upgradient of the peatlands. In general, shallow wells (table) north …