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Sources and transformations of nitrogen compounds along the Lower Jordan River.

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Segal-Rozenhaimer, M; Shavit, U; Vengosh, A; Gavrieli, I; Farber, E; Holtzman, R; Mayer, B; Shaviv, A
Published in: Journal of environmental quality
July 2004

The Lower Jordan River is located in the semiarid area of the Jordan Valley, along the border between Israel and Jordan. The implementation of the water sections of the peace treaty between Israel and Jordan and the countries' commitment to improve the ecological sustainability of the river system require a better understanding of the riverine environment. This paper investigates the sources and transformations of nitrogen compounds in the Lower Jordan River by applying a combination of physical, chemical, isotopic, and mathematical techniques. The source waters of the Lower Jordan River contain sewage, which contributes high ammonium loads to the river. Ammonium concentrations decrease from 20 to 0-5 mg N L(-1) along the first 20 km of the Lower Jordan River, while nitrate concentrations increase from nearly zero to 10-15 mg N L(-1), and delta(15)N (NO(3)) values increase from less than 5 per thousand to 15-20 per thousand. Our data analysis indicates that intensive nitrification occurs along the river, between 5 and 12 km from the Sea of Galilee, while further downstream nitrate concentration increases mostly due to an external subsurface water source that enters the river.

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Published In

Journal of environmental quality

DOI

EISSN

1537-2537

ISSN

0047-2425

Publication Date

July 2004

Volume

33

Issue

4

Start / End Page

1440 / 1451

Related Subject Headings

  • Water Pollutants
  • Rivers
  • Nitrogen
  • Nitrates
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Jordan
  • Israel
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Agronomy & Agriculture
  • 41 Environmental sciences
 

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Segal-Rozenhaimer, M., Shavit, U., Vengosh, A., Gavrieli, I., Farber, E., Holtzman, R., … Shaviv, A. (2004). Sources and transformations of nitrogen compounds along the Lower Jordan River. Journal of Environmental Quality, 33(4), 1440–1451. https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2004.1440
Segal-Rozenhaimer, Michal, Uri Shavit, Avner Vengosh, Ittai Gavrieli, Efrat Farber, Ran Holtzman, Bernhard Mayer, and Avi Shaviv. “Sources and transformations of nitrogen compounds along the Lower Jordan River.Journal of Environmental Quality 33, no. 4 (July 2004): 1440–51. https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2004.1440.
Segal-Rozenhaimer M, Shavit U, Vengosh A, Gavrieli I, Farber E, Holtzman R, et al. Sources and transformations of nitrogen compounds along the Lower Jordan River. Journal of environmental quality. 2004 Jul;33(4):1440–51.
Segal-Rozenhaimer, Michal, et al. “Sources and transformations of nitrogen compounds along the Lower Jordan River.Journal of Environmental Quality, vol. 33, no. 4, July 2004, pp. 1440–51. Epmc, doi:10.2134/jeq2004.1440.
Segal-Rozenhaimer M, Shavit U, Vengosh A, Gavrieli I, Farber E, Holtzman R, Mayer B, Shaviv A. Sources and transformations of nitrogen compounds along the Lower Jordan River. Journal of environmental quality. 2004 Jul;33(4):1440–1451.

Published In

Journal of environmental quality

DOI

EISSN

1537-2537

ISSN

0047-2425

Publication Date

July 2004

Volume

33

Issue

4

Start / End Page

1440 / 1451

Related Subject Headings

  • Water Pollutants
  • Rivers
  • Nitrogen
  • Nitrates
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Jordan
  • Israel
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Agronomy & Agriculture
  • 41 Environmental sciences