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Concentrations and Natural 15N Abundances of NO3-N in Groundwater and Percolation Water from Intensive Vegetable Cultivation Area in Japan  

Park, Kwang-Lai (National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, RDA)
Choi, Jae-Seong (National Honam Crop Experiment Station, RDA)
Baek, Hyung-Jin (National Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, RDA)
Kim, Won-Il (National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, RDA)
Jung, Goo-Bok (National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, RDA)
Yun, Sun-Gang (National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, RDA)
Cho, Jin-Kyu (Kimpo College)
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Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer / v.36, no.3, 2003 , pp. 119-126 More about this Journal
Abstract
Nitrate-N concentrations and the corresponding ${\delta}^{15}N$ values were determined with water samples collected periodically from artesian wells (3 and 6 m deep), underdrainage and gushout waters in a Welsh onion cultivated area in the Kushibiki Fan, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Average $NO_3-N$ concentrations in waters from 3 and 6 m wells were 25.7 and $2.8mg\;L^{-1}$, whereas ${\delta}^{15}N$ values were 3.6 and 4.7‰, respectively. The $NO_3-N$ concentration and ${\delta}^{15}N$ value of the underdrainge water were $35.5mg\;L^{-1}$ and 6.6‰, reflecting rapid input of chemical fertilizers and farmyard manure. The mean values of $NO_3-N$ concentration and ${\delta}^{15}N$ in the gushout water flown out of the edge of Kushibiki Fan were $19.4mg\;L^{-1}$ and 7.9‰, respectively. As a results the ${\delta}^{15}N$ values of the gushout water were higher than those of the artesian wells and underdrinage water. The ${\delta}^{15}N$ values of total-N and $NO_3-N$ of the soils were 6.1 and 5.10‰, respectively, while those for nitrification-inhibitor containing fertilizer and slow-release fertilizers were -6.1 and -2.2‰, respectively.
Keywords
Nitrate nitrogen; Isotope ratio; Ground water; Underdrainage water; Gushout water;
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