Carbon and nitrogen dynamics in alkaline saline soil of the former Lake Texcoco (Mexico) as affected by application of sewage sludge

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 601-608

  Beltran Hernandez R I ^a   Coss Munoz E ^a   Luna Guido, M L ^a   Mercado Garcia F ^b   Siebe, C ^c   Dendooven, L ^a  

^a Laboratory of Soil Ecology   (Mexico)

^b Secretaria de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales Mexico   (Mexico)

^c Instituto de Geologia   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; AMMONIA; AMMONIUM NITRATE; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; ORGANIC CARBON; SALINITY; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOIL; VOLATILIZATION;

NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; SALINE SOIL; SEWAGE; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL CARBON;

MEXICO;

EID: 0342470532     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2389.1999.00270.x     Document Type: Article

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