Using generalized additive mixed models to assess spatial, temporal, and hydrologic controls on bacteria and nitrate in a vulnerable agricultural aquifer

• Main Authors: Mellor, Andrea F.P, Edwin E. CeyauthorDepartment of Geoscience, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: agricultural land; aquifers; autumn; Bacteria; bacterial contamination; coliform bacteria; denitrification; Escherichia coli; Generalized additive mixed model; groundwater; land use; manure spreading; Nitrate; nitrates; nitrogen; pathogens; soil; Spatial patterns; streams; surface water; temperature; Temporal trends; temporal variation; water quality; wells