Leaching of plant nutrients and heavy metals during the composting of household wastes and chemical characterization of the final product

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B: Soil and Plant Science

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 142-148

  Ulén, Barbro ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Heavy metal losses; Leaching; Plant nutrient losses; Water quality

Indexed keywords

COMPOSTING; LEACHING;

EID: 0344624867     PISSN: 09064710     EISSN: 16511913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064719709362454     Document Type: Article

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