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  <dc:contributor>MaryLynn Musgrove</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Chris Herrington</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>Barbara Mahler</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>2011</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;p&gt;The area contributing recharge to Barton Springs is undergoing rapid growth, accompanied by increased generation of wastewater. This study found that nitrate, a major component of wastewater and a nutrient that can degrade water quality, has increased in Barton Springs and the creeks that provide its recharge.&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
  <dc:format>application/pdf</dc:format>
  <dc:identifier>10.3133/fs20113035</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>U.S. Geological Survey</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>Nitrate concentrations and potential sources in the Barton Springs segment of the Edwards aquifer and its contributing zone, Central Texas</dc:title>
  <dc:type>reports</dc:type>
</oai_dc:dc>