Nitrate leaching losses under repeated cattle feedlot manure applications in southern Alberta

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 145-153

  Chang, C ^a   Entz, T ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LEACHING; NITRATES; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; WATER POLLUTION;

NITRATE LEACHING LOSSES; SOUTHERN ALBERTA; WATER CONTENT;

MANURES;

GROUND WATER; NITRATE;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CATTLE; LEACHING; MANURE; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0030045626     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1996.00472425002500010019x     Document Type: Article

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