Use of municipal sewage sludge for the fertilization of forests. Mobility of metals and the risk of surface- and ground-water contamination;Mobilité des métaux et risque de contamination des eaux lors de la valorisation sylvicole des boues résiduaires urbaines au Québec

Revue des Sciences de l'Eau

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 507-525

  Roy, M ^a   Couillard, D ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forest land application; Metals; Municipal sewage sludge; Non point source contamination; Sludge treated soils

Indexed keywords

CANADA; FORESTRY; GOVERNMENT; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

FERTILIZER; FOREST; GROUNDWATER; MUNICIPAL WASTE; POLLUTION; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SURFACE WATER; TRACE METAL;

EID: 0031429231     PISSN: 09927158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7202/705291ar     Document Type: Article

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