Nitrate leaching from cattle urine and feces in Northeast USA

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1787-1794

  Stout, W L ^a   Fales, S A ^b   Muller, L D ^b   Schnabel, R R ^a   Priddy, W E ^a   Elwinger, G F ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; FAECES; LEACHING; NITRATE; URINE;

USA, PENNSYLVANIA;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; NITRATES; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN OXIDES; RECYCLING; SOILS;

DAIRY FARMING; MANAGEMENT INTENSIVE GRAZING (MIG) SYSTEMS;

LEACHING;

EID: 0031284240     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1997.03615995006100060034x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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