Articles | Volume 20, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-2119-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-2119-2016
Research article
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01 Jun 2016
Research article |  | 01 Jun 2016

Quantifying the influence of surface water–groundwater interaction on nutrient flux in a lowland karst catchment

T. McCormack, O. Naughton, P. M. Johnston, and L. W. Gill

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (10 Mar 2016) by Gerrit H. de Rooij
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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (04 May 2016) by Gerrit H. de Rooij
AR by Ted McCormack on behalf of the Authors (13 May 2016)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (13 May 2016) by Gerrit H. de Rooij
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In this study, the influence of surface water–groundwater interaction on the nutrient flux in a lowland karst catchment in western Ireland was investigated with the aid of alkalinity sampling and a hydrological model. Results indicated that denitrification within a number of ephemeral lakes is the main process reducing nitrogen concentrations within the turloughs, whereas phosphorus loss is thought to occur mostly via sedimentation and subsequent soil deposition.