Practical and Innovative Measures for the Control of Agricultural Phosphorus Losses to Water: An overview

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-9

  Sharpley, Andrew N ^a   Foy, Bob H ^b   Withers, Paul J A ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CROPS; EUTROPHICATION; FEEDSTOCKS; FERTILIZERS; MANAGEMENT; SOILS; WATER; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

AGRICULTURAL PHOSPHORUS LOSSES; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES;

PHOSPHORUS;

FERTILIZER; PHOSPHORUS; SURFACE WATER;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL FOOD; CONFERENCE PAPER; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033977499     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2000.00472425002900010001x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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