Nitrate dynamics in biosolids-treated soils. III. Significance of the organic nitrogen, a twin-pool exponential model for nitrogen management and comparison with the nitrate production from animal wastes

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 161-174

  Smith, S R ^a,c   Woods, V ^a   Evans, T D ^b  

^a Water Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b Terra Eco Systems   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Ammonium; Biosolids; Immobilization; Mineralization; Nitrate; Nitrification; Nitrogen; Organic; Sewage sludge; Thermal time

Indexed keywords

BIOSOLIDS; MINERALIZATION;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; BIOREMEDIATION; COMPOSTING; DEWATERING; FERTILIZERS; LEACHING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITRATES; NITRIFICATION; RECYCLING; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

SOIL POLLUTION;

AMMONIA; FERTILIZER; NITRATE; NITROGEN;

FERTILIZER APPLICATION; NITRATE; ORGANIC NITROGEN; SOIL CHEMISTRY; WASTEWATER;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; IMMOBILIZATION; LEACHING; MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL TREATMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032210829     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(97)00097-7     Document Type: Article

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