4 Result(s)
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Impact of Agriculture and Livestock on Quality of the Tagus Alluvial Groundwater Body: Evolution of Nitrate Concentration
Groundwater contamination by nitrates is a public health problem worldwide due to the intensive demand for food products. Under Portuguese Law, groundwater quality targets are set by Water Framework Directive ...
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Article
Assessment of future trends on groundwater quality in a nitrate vulnerable zone (Esposende–Vila do Conde sector, NW Portugal): towards a combined conceptual and mass transport modelling
Nitrate contamination of groundwater is an important public health issue worldwide. For environmental and public health reasons, water should not contain more than 50 mg/L NO3. An aquifer for which this limit is ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Groundwater Favourable Infiltration Zones on Granitic Areas (Central Portugal)
The Infiltration Potential Index (IPI) was used at Castelo Novo (Fundão, Central Portugal) to delineate favourable infiltration zones. The Infiltration Potential Index is a valuable tool to include in integrat...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Forecasting and Mass Transport Modelling of Nitrates in the Esposende–Vila Do Conde Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (Portugal)
Esposende–Vila do Conde, a nitrate-vulnerable zone, in the littoral north of Portugal, is contaminated by nitrates of an agricultural origin. Measures have been implemented to reduce that contamination. The ef...
