Research Article
An Easy-to-Use Method for Assessing Nitrate Contamination Susceptibility in Groundwater
Table 1
Land use (Corine level 2) classification in the Agricultural Potential Nitrate Contamination.
| CLC | Corine description | Agricultural Potential Nitrate Contamination (APNC) |
| 1.1 | Urban fabric | Low | 1.2 | Industrial, commercial, and transport units | Low | 1.3 | Mine, dump, and construction sites | Low | 1.4 | Artificial, nonagric, vegetated areas | Low | 2.1 | Arable land | Very high | 2.2 | Permanent crops | High | 2.3 | Pastures | Moderate | 2.4 | Heterogeneous agricultural areas | High | 3.1 | Forests | Very low | 3.2 | Scrub/herbaceous vegetation association | Very low | 3.3 | Open spaces with little or no vegetation | Very low | 4.2 | Maritime coastlands | Low | 5.1 | Inland waters | Low |
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