Phosphorus retention and leachates from sandy soil amended with bauxite residue (red mud)

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 555-567

  Summers, R N ^a   Smirk, D D ^b,c   Karafilis, D ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b ALCOA INC   (United States)

^c Nabalco   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; bauxite residue; eutrophication; heavy metal; phosphorus leaching; red mud; sandy soils; soil amendment

Indexed keywords

BAUXITE RESIDUE; EUTROPHICATION; HEAVY METAL; PHOSPHORUS LEACHING; RED MUD; SANDY SOIL; SOIL AMENDMENT;

AUSTRALIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0029663284     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR9960555     Document Type: Article

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