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The proliferation of Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) among karst terrains has been a highly controversial issue for past years. Although some studies have assessed the risk of contamination which may derive from the exposure of karst aquifers to animal wastes (Brahana et al. in Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2014–5035:97–102, 2014), little study has been conducted on the impact of these operations on the quality of water in karst aquifers. We will be specifically looking at the potential loading of nutrients, including nitrogen species and reactive phosphate, during specific storm events at the Grayson-Gunnar Cave outlet in Southeastern Kentucky.
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Tagne, G.V., Florea, L.J. (2018). Using Nutrient Data and Dye Tracing to Infer Groundwater Flow Paths and Contaminant Transfer Time in Grayson-Gunnar Cave, Monticello, KY. In: White, W., Herman, J., Herman, E., Rutigliano, M. (eds) Karst Groundwater Contamination and Public Health. Advances in Karst Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51070-5_15
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