Title

Column Tests of Nitrate Breakthrough Behavior in Subsurface Sediments to Understand Transport in the Root-Zone

Author(s) Information

Rebecca Sally Haworth, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoFollow
Emma Rose Goodwin, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoFollow

College - Author 1

College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences

Department - Author 1

Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences Department

Degree Name - Author 1

BS in Earth Sciences

Date

6-2018

Primary Advisor

Bwalya Malama, College of Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Sciences, Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences Department

Abstract/Summary

Nitrate has become an increasingly ubiquitous pollutant in surface and groundwater, posing a threat to hu- man health and ecosystems. Nitrogen is a necessary nutrient for plant growth and is limiting in many soils. As a result, farmers often add nitrogen to soil in a usable form such as nitrate, nitrite, or ammonia through the addition of fertilizer.

URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/nrmsp/54