Transport of bacteria from manure and protection of water resources

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-18

  Unc, Adrian ^a   Goss, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacterial persistence; Manure; Soil; Surface chemistry

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0346306071     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2003.08.007     Document Type: Review

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