Journal of Ecology and Rural Environment ›› 1998, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (1): 55-57.doi:

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Study on Nitrate Pollution in Groundwater of Jinan City

LENG  Jia-Feng, CUI  Li-Ying, XIAO  Mei-Li   

  1. Jinan Institute of Environmental Protection
  • Received:1997-07-18 Online:1998-02-10 Published:2012-03-12

Abstract: The status and the trend of nitrate pollution in various groundwater sources and the drinking water of Jinan have been investigated.The groundwater sources include the shallow groundwater of the East Suburb Industrial District of Jinan and the supplementary groundwater from the southern hilly area of Jinan.The results of the study showed that the nitrate content in shallow groundwater of the Industrial District has exceeded the national standard for drinking water and the nitrate pollution in the supplementary groundwater and in drinking water of Jinan has been getting serious year by year.The causes of groundwater nitrate pollution have been analyzed and the appropriate measures for preventing groundwater from nitrate pollution have also been proposed. 

Key words: groundwater, nitrate, pollution, Jinan City

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