Christiaens, Louis ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Urban and Environmental Engineering ; UMONS - Université de Mons [BE] > Faculté Polytechnique > Géologie Fondamentale et Appliquée
Orban, Philippe ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département ArGEnCo > Hydrogéologie & Géologie de l'environnement
Brouyère, Serge ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département ArGEnCo > Hydrogéologie & Géologie de l'environnement
Goderniaux, Pascal; UMONS - Université de Mons [BE] > Faculté Polytechnique > Géologie Fondamentale et Appliquée
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English
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Tracking the sources and fate of nitrate pollution by combining hydrochemical and isotopic data with a statistical approach
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