A sensitivity analysis of nitrogen losses from dairy farms

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 417-428

  Kohn, R A ^a,b   Dou, Z ^a   Ferguson, J D ^a   Boston, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Mathematical modelling; Nitrogen pollution; Sustainable agriculture; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLLUTION; ANIMALS; CROPS; EFFICIENCY; FARMS; FERTILIZERS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; IRRIGATION; MANURES; NUTRITION; QUALITY CONTROL; RIVER POLLUTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION SYSTEM; ANIMAL PRODUCTS; DAIRY FARMS; GROUND WATER RESOURCES; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; N LOSS; NITROGEN LOSS; NITROGEN POLLUTION; NONPOINT SOURCES; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

WATER QUALITY;

FERTILIZER; GROUND WATER; NITROGEN;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; NITROGEN; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CROP; ESTUARY; LEGUME; MANURE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; REFERENCE VALUE; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031215079     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jema.1997.0133     Document Type: Article

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