Global trends in nitrate leaching research in the 1960–2017 period

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 643; pp. 400 - 413
• Main Authors: Padilla, Francisco M., Gallardo, Marisa, Manzano-Agugliaro, Francisco
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.12.2018
• Subjects: agricultural land; Agriculture; Agriculture - statistics & numerical data; agroecosystems; Asia; China; corn; cropping systems; crops; Drainage; Environmental impact; Environmental Monitoring; Environmental Pollution - statistics & numerical data; Europe; Fertilizer; fertilizer application; Fertilizers - statistics & numerical data; Germany; grasses; Groundwater; leaching; Netherlands; nitrates; Nitrates - analysis; Nitrogen; nitrogen fertilizers; North America; politics; Scopus; Soil; soil profiles; soil water; soil-plant interactions; surface water; United Kingdom; United States; USDA; water pollution; water quality; wheat; Netherlands; Asia; China; Europe; United Kingdom; North America; Germany; United States; N2; Scopus; N2O; Environmental impact; N; NO2; Drainage; NO3; Groundwater; JCR; NH3; Agriculture; NH4; IF; Fertilizer

Nitrate leaching is the process whereby the nitrate (NO3−) anion moves downwards in the soil profile with soil water. Nitrate leaching is commonly associated with chemical nitrogen (N) fertilizers used in agriculture. Nitrate leaching from different sources and contamination of surface and groundwat...