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Orthophosphate in Ground Water, Hall County, Nebraska
Author(s) -
Atkinson Jon C.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
groundwater
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.84
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1745-6584
pISSN - 0017-467X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-6584.1974.tb03034.x
Subject(s) - effluent , environmental science , groundwater , phosphate , feedlot , fertilizer , square (algebra) , hydrology (agriculture) , sewage , wastewater , environmental engineering , geography , chemistry , forestry , geology , agronomy , biology , mathematics , geotechnical engineering , geometry , organic chemistry
Analytical data for 161 sampling sites indicate orthophosphate concentrations in ground water ranging from 0 to 1.7 mg/1. Ground water in about 50 percent of the county contains concentrations of 0.1 mg/1 or greater. In two areas aggregating 115 square miles, orthophosphate concentrations exceed 0.5 mg/1. Principal sources of phosphate in ground water in Hall County include: indigenous soil phosphate, municipal sewage effluent, commercial fertilizer, and feedlot wastes.