Present limitations and future prospects of stable isotope methods for nitrate source identification in surface-and groundwater

D Xue, J Botte, B De Baets, F Accoe, A Nestler… - Water research, 2009 - Elsevier
Nitrate (NO3−) contamination of surface-and groundwater is an environmental problem in
many regions of the world with intensive agriculture and high population densities …

Perchlorate–properties, toxicity and human health effects: an updated review

P Niziński, A Błażewicz, J Kończyk… - … on Environmental Health, 2021 - degruyter.com
Interest in perchlorate as environmental pollutant has increased since 1997, when high
concentrations have been found in the waters of the Colorado River, USA. Perchlorate is …

A bacterial method for the nitrogen isotopic analysis of nitrate in seawater and freshwater

DM Sigman, KL Casciotti, M Andreani… - Analytical …, 2001 - ACS Publications
We report a new method for measurement of the isotopic composition of nitrate (NO3-) at the
natural-abundance level in both seawater and freshwater. The method is based on the …

Measurement of the oxygen isotopic composition of nitrate in seawater and freshwater using the denitrifier method

KL Casciotti, DM Sigman, MG Hastings… - Analytical …, 2002 - ACS Publications
We report a novel method for measurement of the oxygen isotopic composition (18O/16O) of
nitrate (NO3-) from both seawater and freshwater. The denitrifier method, based on the …

Tracing anthropogenic inputs of nitrogen to ecosystems

C Kendall, EM Elliott, SD Wankel - Stable isotopes in ecology …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Nitrate (NO3−) concentrations in public water supplies have risen above acceptable levels
in many areas of the world, largely as a result of overuse of fertilizers and contamination by …

Global patterns of the isotopic composition of soil and plant nitrogen

R Amundson, AT Austin, EAG Schuur… - Global …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
We compiled new and published data on the natural abundance N isotope composition
(δ15N values) of soil and plant organic matter from around the world. Across a broad range …

Groundwater recharge and agricultural contamination

JK Böhlke - Hydrogeology Journal, 2002 - Springer
La agricultura tiene efectos directos e indirectos en las tasas y composiciones de la recarga
y de la biogeoquímica de las aguas subterráneas. Entre los primeros, cabe citar la …

Fertilizer characterization: isotopic data (N, S, O, C, and Sr)

L Vitòria, N Otero, A Soler, A Canals - Environmental science & …, 2004 - ACS Publications
A detailed isotopic characterization (δ15NNtotal, δ15NNO3, δ18ONO3, δ34SSO4,
δ18OSO4, δ13CCtotal, and 87Sr/86Sr) of 27 commercial fertilizers used in Spain is …

Oxygen isotopes in nitrate: new reference materials for 18O:17O:16O measurements and observations on nitrate‐water equilibration

JK Böhlke, SJ Mroczkowski… - … Communications in Mass …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Despite a rapidly growing literature on analytical methods and field applications of O isotope‐
ratio measurements of NO3− in environmental studies, there is evidence that the reported …

Temperature and moisture conditions for life in the extreme arid region of the Atacama Desert: four years of observations including the El Nino of 1997–1998

CP McKay, EI Friedmann, B Gómez-Silva… - Astrobiology, 2003 - liebertpub.com
The Atacama along the Pacific Coast of Chile and Peru is one of the driest and possibly
oldest deserts in the world. It represents an extreme habitat for life on Earth and is an analog …