Estudio multi-isotópico de la atenuación natural de la contaminación por nitratos en un sistema acuífero regional: Plana de Vic (Osona, NE España)

The presence of nitrate in groundwater of the Osona area is derived from the intensive cattle raising. Even though local administration regulates and controls the present use and distribution of manure as fertilizer, according to legal application rates, nitrate pollution in Osona shows the effect o...

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Autores: Otero Pérez, Neus, Menció, A., Torrentó, Clara, Soler i Gil, Albert, Mas-Pla, Josep
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/155225
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/155225
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Contaminació de l'aigua
Nitrats
Hidrologia d'aigües subterrànies
Vic (Catalunya : Plana)
Water pollution
Nitrates
Groundwater hydrology
Vich (Catalonia : )
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Sumario:The presence of nitrate in groundwater of the Osona area is derived from the intensive cattle raising. Even though local administration regulates and controls the present use and distribution of manure as fertilizer, according to legal application rates, nitrate pollution in Osona shows the effect of decades of uncontrolled manure application. Vitòria (2004) using stable isotopes determined the presence of denitrification processe (natural attenuation of nitrate pollution) in a small area located in the Osona province. The main goal of this still on-going research (2005-2006) is to determine the extent of denitrification at a regional scale, and the processes that control natural attenuation, using multi-isotopic methods (dD, d18O, T, d34S, d15N,d13C). Results show that denitrification is active in two areas, and that this process is linked to pyrite oxidation. In the studied area, data do not allow to identify the role of organic matter oxidation in denitrification. The observed denitrification processes reveal optional strategies for nitrogen attenuation.