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Table 4 Nitrate concentration (mean) in piezometers and springs in Rotliegend/Lower Permian (numbers in sample ID indicate the sampling depth in m; 0 = spring)

From: Spring waters as an indicator of nitrate and pesticide pollution of rural watercourses from nonpoint sources: results of repeated monitoring campaigns since the early 2000s in the low mountain landscape of Saarland, Germany

Sample ID

Below ground [m]

Nitrate [mg/L)

% of spring concentration

ra_0

0

24.2

 

ra_2

2

0.3

1

rb_0

0

29.4

 

rb_1

1

1.1

4

rb_2

2

0.6

2

rc_0

0

48.8

 

rc_1

1

0.6

1

rc_2

2

0.3

1

  1. Numbers in sample-ID indicate the sampling depth in m
  2. 0 = spring