Sources of nitrates in groundwater of the coastal plain of Israel Evolution of ideas

A critical review of the studies conducted on the problem of nitrate pollution of the Coastal Plain aquifer of Israel is presented. The quantitative nitrogen balance of the aquifer is analyzed based on the reconstructed average nitrate trends in groundwater. This balance indicates that most of the n...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Water research (Oxford) 1983, Vol.17 (11), p.1499-1503
Main Authors: Ronen, D., Kanfi, Y., Magaritz, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Freshwater
pollution
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
cited_by cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c456t-2d4046a9afaa08aef7baa54f2b4cae660dc02f174c242e5d5324a661337cb4303
cites cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c456t-2d4046a9afaa08aef7baa54f2b4cae660dc02f174c242e5d5324a661337cb4303
container_end_page 1503
container_issue 11
container_start_page 1499
container_title Water research (Oxford)
container_volume 17
creator Ronen, D.
Kanfi, Y.
Magaritz, M.
description A critical review of the studies conducted on the problem of nitrate pollution of the Coastal Plain aquifer of Israel is presented. The quantitative nitrogen balance of the aquifer is analyzed based on the reconstructed average nitrate trends in groundwater. This balance indicates that most of the nitrates found today in the aquifer reached the water table in the period 1930–1960. We suggest that the mineralization of the organic matter in the soil and unsaturated zone was the main source of nitrate pollution. The steep rise in the average nitrate concentration of groundwater over the last 50 years was the inevitable result of the agricultural development of the area. If no large transient nitrate reservoir exists in the unsaturated and water table zones, it is expected that the average nitrate content of groundwater will decrease with time.
doi_str_mv 10.1016/0043-1354(83)90004-0
format article
fullrecord <record><control><sourceid>proquest_cross</sourceid><recordid>TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_13866218</recordid><sourceformat>XML</sourceformat><sourcesystem>PC</sourcesystem><els_id>0043135483900040</els_id><sourcerecordid>13866218</sourcerecordid><originalsourceid>FETCH-LOGICAL-c456t-2d4046a9afaa08aef7baa54f2b4cae660dc02f174c242e5d5324a661337cb4303</originalsourceid><addsrcrecordid>eNqNkE1LxDAQhoMouK7-A8GeRA_VfDVNL4LI-gELHtRzmE2nGqnNmrSK_950Kx7FUzJvnswMDyGHjJ4xytQ5pVLkTBTyRIvTiqYyp1tkxnRZ5VxKvU1mv8gu2YvxNTGci2pGHh_8ECzGzDdZ5_oAfbq7LnsOfujqz1SG8al_wcx6iD202bqFBKTwLgbANlt8-Hbond9krkaI-2SngTbiwc85J0_Xi8er23x5f3N3dbnMrSxUn_NaUqmgggaAasCmXAEUsuEraQGVorWlvGGltFxyLOpCcAlKMSFKu5KCijk5nvqug38fMPbmzUWLbQsd-iEaJrRSnOl_gCWrtJIJlBNog48xYGPWwb1B-DKMmtG1GUWaUaTRwmxcm3GRo-lbA97Ac3DRPD1wygTlRdpT8kRcTAQmHx8Og4nWYWexdgFtb2rv_h7xDQCTjn4</addsrcrecordid><sourcetype>Aggregation Database</sourcetype><iscdi>true</iscdi><recordtype>article</recordtype><pqid>13719864</pqid></control><display><type>article</type><title>Sources of nitrates in groundwater of the coastal plain of Israel Evolution of ideas</title><source>Backfile Package - Environmental Science (Legacy) [YES]</source><creator>Ronen, D. ; Kanfi, Y. ; Magaritz, M.</creator><creatorcontrib>Ronen, D. ; Kanfi, Y. ; Magaritz, M.</creatorcontrib><description>A critical review of the studies conducted on the problem of nitrate pollution of the Coastal Plain aquifer of Israel is presented. The quantitative nitrogen balance of the aquifer is analyzed based on the reconstructed average nitrate trends in groundwater. This balance indicates that most of the nitrates found today in the aquifer reached the water table in the period 1930–1960. We suggest that the mineralization of the organic matter in the soil and unsaturated zone was the main source of nitrate pollution. The steep rise in the average nitrate concentration of groundwater over the last 50 years was the inevitable result of the agricultural development of the area. If no large transient nitrate reservoir exists in the unsaturated and water table zones, it is expected that the average nitrate content of groundwater will decrease with time.</description><identifier>ISSN: 0043-1354</identifier><identifier>EISSN: 1879-2448</identifier><identifier>DOI: 10.1016/0043-1354(83)90004-0</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>Elsevier Ltd</publisher><subject>Freshwater ; pollution</subject><ispartof>Water research (Oxford), 1983, Vol.17 (11), p.1499-1503</ispartof><rights>1983</rights><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed><citedby>FETCH-LOGICAL-c456t-2d4046a9afaa08aef7baa54f2b4cae660dc02f174c242e5d5324a661337cb4303</citedby><cites>FETCH-LOGICAL-c456t-2d4046a9afaa08aef7baa54f2b4cae660dc02f174c242e5d5324a661337cb4303</cites></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><linktohtml>$$Uhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0043135483900040$$EHTML$$P50$$Gelsevier$$H</linktohtml><link.rule.ids>314,776,780,3469,4010,27902,27903,27904,45972</link.rule.ids></links><search><creatorcontrib>Ronen, D.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Kanfi, Y.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Magaritz, M.</creatorcontrib><title>Sources of nitrates in groundwater of the coastal plain of Israel Evolution of ideas</title><title>Water research (Oxford)</title><description>A critical review of the studies conducted on the problem of nitrate pollution of the Coastal Plain aquifer of Israel is presented. The quantitative nitrogen balance of the aquifer is analyzed based on the reconstructed average nitrate trends in groundwater. This balance indicates that most of the nitrates found today in the aquifer reached the water table in the period 1930–1960. We suggest that the mineralization of the organic matter in the soil and unsaturated zone was the main source of nitrate pollution. The steep rise in the average nitrate concentration of groundwater over the last 50 years was the inevitable result of the agricultural development of the area. If no large transient nitrate reservoir exists in the unsaturated and water table zones, it is expected that the average nitrate content of groundwater will decrease with time.</description><subject>Freshwater</subject><subject>pollution</subject><issn>0043-1354</issn><issn>1879-2448</issn><fulltext>true</fulltext><rsrctype>article</rsrctype><creationdate>1983</creationdate><recordtype>article</recordtype><recordid>eNqNkE1LxDAQhoMouK7-A8GeRA_VfDVNL4LI-gELHtRzmE2nGqnNmrSK_950Kx7FUzJvnswMDyGHjJ4xytQ5pVLkTBTyRIvTiqYyp1tkxnRZ5VxKvU1mv8gu2YvxNTGci2pGHh_8ECzGzDdZ5_oAfbq7LnsOfujqz1SG8al_wcx6iD202bqFBKTwLgbANlt8-Hbond9krkaI-2SngTbiwc85J0_Xi8er23x5f3N3dbnMrSxUn_NaUqmgggaAasCmXAEUsuEraQGVorWlvGGltFxyLOpCcAlKMSFKu5KCijk5nvqug38fMPbmzUWLbQsd-iEaJrRSnOl_gCWrtJIJlBNog48xYGPWwb1B-DKMmtG1GUWaUaTRwmxcm3GRo-lbA97Ac3DRPD1wygTlRdpT8kRcTAQmHx8Og4nWYWexdgFtb2rv_h7xDQCTjn4</recordid><startdate>1983</startdate><enddate>1983</enddate><creator>Ronen, D.</creator><creator>Kanfi, Y.</creator><creator>Magaritz, M.</creator><general>Elsevier Ltd</general><scope>FBQ</scope><scope>AAYXX</scope><scope>CITATION</scope><scope>7SN</scope><scope>C1K</scope><scope>F1W</scope><scope>H96</scope><scope>H97</scope><scope>L.G</scope><scope>7QH</scope></search><sort><creationdate>1983</creationdate><title>Sources of nitrates in groundwater of the coastal plain of Israel Evolution of ideas</title><author>Ronen, D. ; Kanfi, Y. ; Magaritz, M.</author></sort><facets><frbrtype>5</frbrtype><frbrgroupid>cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c456t-2d4046a9afaa08aef7baa54f2b4cae660dc02f174c242e5d5324a661337cb4303</frbrgroupid><rsrctype>articles</rsrctype><prefilter>articles</prefilter><language>eng</language><creationdate>1983</creationdate><topic>Freshwater</topic><topic>pollution</topic><toplevel>peer_reviewed</toplevel><toplevel>online_resources</toplevel><creatorcontrib>Ronen, D.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Kanfi, Y.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Magaritz, M.</creatorcontrib><collection>AGRIS</collection><collection>CrossRef</collection><collection>Ecology Abstracts</collection><collection>Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management</collection><collection>ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts</collection><collection>Aquatic Science &amp; Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) 2: Ocean Technology, Policy &amp; Non-Living Resources</collection><collection>Aquatic Science &amp; Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) 3: Aquatic Pollution &amp; Environmental Quality</collection><collection>Aquatic Science &amp; Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) Professional</collection><collection>Aqualine</collection><jtitle>Water research (Oxford)</jtitle></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>Ronen, D.</au><au>Kanfi, Y.</au><au>Magaritz, M.</au><format>journal</format><genre>article</genre><ristype>JOUR</ristype><atitle>Sources of nitrates in groundwater of the coastal plain of Israel Evolution of ideas</atitle><jtitle>Water research (Oxford)</jtitle><date>1983</date><risdate>1983</risdate><volume>17</volume><issue>11</issue><spage>1499</spage><epage>1503</epage><pages>1499-1503</pages><issn>0043-1354</issn><eissn>1879-2448</eissn><abstract>A critical review of the studies conducted on the problem of nitrate pollution of the Coastal Plain aquifer of Israel is presented. The quantitative nitrogen balance of the aquifer is analyzed based on the reconstructed average nitrate trends in groundwater. This balance indicates that most of the nitrates found today in the aquifer reached the water table in the period 1930–1960. We suggest that the mineralization of the organic matter in the soil and unsaturated zone was the main source of nitrate pollution. The steep rise in the average nitrate concentration of groundwater over the last 50 years was the inevitable result of the agricultural development of the area. If no large transient nitrate reservoir exists in the unsaturated and water table zones, it is expected that the average nitrate content of groundwater will decrease with time.</abstract><pub>Elsevier Ltd</pub><doi>10.1016/0043-1354(83)90004-0</doi><tpages>5</tpages></addata></record>
fulltext fulltext
identifier ISSN: 0043-1354
ispartof Water research (Oxford), 1983, Vol.17 (11), p.1499-1503
issn 0043-1354
1879-2448
language eng
recordid cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_13866218
source Backfile Package - Environmental Science (Legacy) [YES]
subjects Freshwater
pollution
title Sources of nitrates in groundwater of the coastal plain of Israel Evolution of ideas
url http://sfxeu10.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/loughborough?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_tim=2025-01-27T18%3A07%3A20IST&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=infofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com:primo3-Article-proquest_cross&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Sources%20of%20nitrates%20in%20groundwater%20of%20the%20coastal%20plain%20of%20Israel%20Evolution%20of%20ideas&rft.jtitle=Water%20research%20(Oxford)&rft.au=Ronen,%20D.&rft.date=1983&rft.volume=17&rft.issue=11&rft.spage=1499&rft.epage=1503&rft.pages=1499-1503&rft.issn=0043-1354&rft.eissn=1879-2448&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016/0043-1354(83)90004-0&rft_dat=%3Cproquest_cross%3E13866218%3C/proquest_cross%3E%3Cgrp_id%3Ecdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c456t-2d4046a9afaa08aef7baa54f2b4cae660dc02f174c242e5d5324a661337cb4303%3C/grp_id%3E%3Coa%3E%3C/oa%3E%3Curl%3E%3C/url%3E&rft_id=info:oai/&rft_pqid=13719864&rft_id=info:pmid/&rfr_iscdi=true