Agricultural-nitrogen contributions to hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 850-859

  Burkart, Michael R ^a   James, David E ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; DENITRIFICATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; HYDROLOGY; MANURES; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; SOILS;

AGRICULTURAL NITROGEN CONTRIBUTIONS; GULF OF MEXICO; HYPOXIA;

AGRICULTURE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DENITRIFICATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NITROGEN FIXATION; RIVER; UNITED STATES; VOLATILIZATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0032939411     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1999.00472425002800030016x     Document Type: Article

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