A new management technique to reduce the risk of groundwater nitrate contamination at a land treatment system (LTS)

International Agricultural Engineering Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 157-172

  Mahmood, B ^a   Wall, G L ^b   Russell, J ^c  

^a UNITEC INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c NEW ZEALAND DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Groundwater contamination; Land treatment system; LEACHM; Management technique; Nitrate leaching

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EFFLUENTS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROLOGY; LEACHATE TREATMENT; NITRATES; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOILS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; LAND TREATMENT SYSTEMS; LEACHING ESTIMATION AND CHEMISTRY MODEL; NITRATE LEACHING; WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT;

IRRIGATION;

EID: 0036438707     PISSN: 08582114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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