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Modeling the Effect of Chemical Fertilizers on Ground Water Quality in the Nile Valley Aquifer, Egypt.
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Ground Water
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January 1, 2001
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2001 Ground Water Publishing Company. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Mohamed Shamrukh [1]
M. Yavuz Corapcioglu [2]
Fayek A.A. Hassona [3]
Abstract
Chemical fertilizer use in Egypt has increased significantly since the construction of the Aswan High Dam in 1968. Increased applications of chemical fertilizers in irrigated lands are likely to create nonpoint contamination sources of chemical fertilizer species. This study was conducted to investigate the contamination of ground water by nitrogen and phosphorus chemical fertilizers, as well as the availability of ground water for irrigation and public water supply for the next century. Future concentrations of [[NO.sup.-].sub.3], and [[PO.sup.3-].sub.4] shallow and deep ground ...