RT Journal Article T1 Distribución espacial de nitratos en el acuífero de la Vega de Granada: análisis de las situaciones en 1983 y 2003 T1 Spatial distribution of nitrates in the Vega de Granada aquifer in 1983 and in 2003 A1 Chica, M. A1 Luque, J. A. A1 Castillo, A. A1 Sánchez Díaz, L. AB This paper describes the statistical analysis of two large-scale nitrate sampling campaigns carried out in September 1 983 and in September 2003 concerning the groundwater of the Vega de Cranada aquifer; in addition to the spatial distributions of nitrates, corresponding to the same dates. The results of the analysis lead us to conclude that contamination of the aquifer has increased considerably, both in terms of the increase in mean and in extreme values and in terms of the positively-anomalous surface area. The latter is interpreted not so much as an increase in the nitrogen introduced into the system as, very probably, a progressive change in the water resources management, with a lower rate of surface water infiltration and a higher rate of return and greater exploitation of groundwater PB Sociedad Geológica de España YR 2004 FD 2004 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/8926 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/8926 LA spa DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva RD 30 may 2026