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Nitrogen compounds in the surface and subsurface waters of Karelia

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Materials of long-term studies of the concentration and distribution of N forms (NH +4 , NO −3 , NO −2 , Norg) in precipitation, surface water and groundwater are generalized. Precipitation was found to be the main source of N compounds input into these waters. The effect of anthropogenic factors is local and does not influence the concentration and distribution of N forms in most water bodies that serve as wastewater recipients. The N forms dominating in precipitation are NO −3 and N H +4 ; Norg dominates in most surface water bodies, and NO −3 dominates in groundwater. The median concentrations of Ntot in clear surface and subsurface waters are similar. The obtained characteristics of the concentrations and distribution of N forms in natural waters of Karelia can be used for other water bodies in the humid zone.

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Original Russian Text © P.A. Lozovik, G.S. Borodulina, 2009, published in Vodnye Resursy, 2009, Vol. 36, No. 6, pp. 694–704.

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Lozovik, P.A., Borodulina, G.S. Nitrogen compounds in the surface and subsurface waters of Karelia. Water Resour 36, 672–682 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0097807809060062

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