The fate of elements in residential composters

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 323-329

  Evans, G J ^a   Tan, P V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ANTIMONY; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; STRONTIUM; TIN; VANADIUM; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPOSTING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY;

EID: 0031916959     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002449900325     Document Type: Article

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