Crops can be irrigated with lime-treated acid mine drainage

Water SA

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 113-122

  Jovanovic, N Z ^a   Barnard, R O ^a   Rethman, N F G ^a   Annandale, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; AGRICULTURAL CROP; CROP RESPONSE; IRRIGATION; LIME-TREATED ACID MINE DRAINAGE; MINING AREA;

SOUTH AFRICA, MPUMALANGA PROVINCE;

EID: 0031948202     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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