Organic compounds in sludge-amended soils and their potential for uptake by crop plants

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 185, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 71-81

  O'Connor, George A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Crop plants; Sludge amended soils; Toxic organic chemicals

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AGRICULTURE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; PLANT; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0029935961     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0048-9697(95)05043-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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