Agricultural phosphorus and water quality: Sources, transport and management

Agricultural and Food Science in Finland

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 297-314

  Sharpley, Andrew ^a   Gburek, William ^a   Heathwaite, Louise ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal manure; Catchments; Critical source areas; Drainflow; Erosion; Fertiliser; Leaching; Macropores; Nonpoint source pollution; Remediation; Subsurface flow; Surface runoff

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032368786     PISSN: 12390992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.23986/afsci.72855     Document Type: Article

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