Publication Date:
2021-06-25
Description:
This is the Investigation of rising nitrate concentrations in groundwater in the Eden Valley, Cumbria report produced by the Environment Agency in 2003. This report focuses on groundwater nitrate concentrations in the Eden Valley. Most boreholes in the Eden Valley had nitrate concentrations less than 20 mg/l but a significant number had higher concentrations, some exceeding the EC maximum admissible concentration for drinking water of 50 mg/l. The main objectives of this report were to investigate the causes of rising nitrate concentrations in groundwater in the Permo-Triassic sandstone aquifers of the Eden Valley area and provide sufficient understanding of the groundwater and surface water flow system, including the sources of the nitrate contamination and the processes controlling nitrate movement, so that possible management options for reversing this trend can be considered.
Description:
Environment Agency Archives North West
Keywords:
Fisheries
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Limnology
;
Management
;
England
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Cumbria
;
Eden valley
;
Rivers
;
Aquifers
;
Boreholes
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Freshwater pollution
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Water quality
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Nitrate concentrations
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Hydrology
;
Modelling
Repository Name:
AquaDocs
Type:
monograph
Format:
application/pdf
Format:
application/pdf
Format:
86
