Total carbohydrates: Organic carbon in lagoon sediments as an indicator of organic effluents from agriculture and sugar-cane industry

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 102, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 321-326

  Paez Osuna, F ^a   Bojorquez Leyva H ^a   Green Ruiz, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Lagoon sediments; Sugar cane industry; Total carbohydrates

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CARBON; EFFLUENTS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SUGAR CANE; SUGAR INDUSTRY; WATER POLLUTION;

LAGOON SEDIMENTS; MARINE ORGANIC MATTER;

CARBOHYDRATES;

EID: 0032288783     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0269-7491(98)00045-1     Document Type: Article

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