Review: The behaviour and environmental impact of contaminants in fertilizers

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-54

  McLaughlin, M J ^a,b   Tiller, K G ^a,b   Naidu, R ^a,b   Stevens, D P ^b,c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b CRC for Soil and Land Management   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Fluorine; Lead; Mercury; Regulations

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CONTAMINANT; FLUORINE; LEAD; MERCURY; REGULATION; SOIL AMENDMENT;

EID: 0029667122     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR9960001     Document Type: Article

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