Influence of cattle wastes on nitrous oxide and methane fluxes in pasture land

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1366-1370

  Flessa, H ^a   Dorsch P ^a   Beese, F ^b   Konig H ^c   Bouwman, A F ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; GAS EMISSIONS; MANURES; METHANE; NITROGEN OXIDES; SOILS;

CATTLE WASTES; NITROUS OXIDE; PASTURE LAND;

AIR POLLUTION;

METHANE; NITROUS OXIDE;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DAIRY INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EUTROPHICATION; MANURE;

ANIMALIA; BISON; BOS TAURUS; BUBALUS; SYNCERUS CAFFER;

EID: 0030296753     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1996.00472425002500060028x     Document Type: Article

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