Rapid nitrate loss from a contaminated desert soil

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 119-136

  McKeon, C A ^a   Jordan, F L ^a   Glenn, E P ^a   Waugh, W J ^b   Nelson, S G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY   (United States)

Author keywords

15N; Atriplex canescens; Denitrification; Nitrate; Nitrogen contamination; Phytoremediation; Vadose zone

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATED LAND; DENITRIFICATION; DESERT SOIL; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHYTOREMEDIATION; VADOSE ZONE;

ARIZONA; MONUMENT VALLEY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ATRIPLEX; ATRIPLEX CANESCENS;

EID: 10344248219     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2004.08.006     Document Type: Article

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