Leaching of nitrogen and phosphorus from potting media containing biosolids compost as affected by organic and clay amendments

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 716-723

  Bugbee, G J ^a   Elliott, G C ^b  

^a Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector Borne Diseases   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BINDING; CLAY; COMPOSTING; CONTAMINATION; LEACHING; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; SOIL POLLUTION;

ALUMINUM SILICATES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PHOSPHORUS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; WASTE PRODUCTS;

EID: 0031981368     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900685     Document Type: Article

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