Utilization of municipal organic wastes in agriculture: Where do we stand, where will we go?

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 165, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 544-556

  Düring, Rolf Alexander ^a   Gäth, Stefan ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Compost; Heavy metals; Nutrient supply; Organic pollutants; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041993223     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1522-2624(200208)165:4<544::aid-jpln544>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Conference Paper

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