Waste management: Nitrogen and phosphorus availability in composted and uncomposted poultry litter

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 2051-2057

  Preusch, P L ^a   Adler, P R ^b   Sikora, L J ^c   Tworkoski, T J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b APPALACHIAN FRUIT RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSTING; DEGRADATION; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SOILS; WATER QUALITY;

MINERALIZATION;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ARTICLE; COMPOSTING; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; POULTRY; SANDY LOAM; SOIL AMENDMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED; ANIMAL; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUTROPHICATION; MANURE; METABOLISM; SOIL POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; EUTROPHICATION; MANURE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POULTRY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 0036836004     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2002.2051     Document Type: Article

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