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A Trend Analysis of Nitrate in the Southern Willamette Valley Groundwater Management Area (GWMA)

Creator:

Piscitelli, Cody M.

Abstract:

The shallow aquifer in Southern Willamette Valley (SWV) has high levels of nitrate, and we are exploring the time trends in nitrate, and the hydrologic and land management factors that contribute to this problem. Nitrogen (N) inputs to farmland from fertilizer is thought to be the primary source of nitrogen...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

reduce the atmospheric N2 to ammonia using the nitrogenase enzyme (Jean et al. 2012). While these N