Sustainable land application: An overview

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 7-17

  O'Connor, G A ^a   Elliott, H A ^b   Basta, N T ^c   Bastian, R K ^d   Pierzynski, G M ^f   Sims, R C ^e   Smith Jr , J E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University Park   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^e UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BYPRODUCTS; EFFLUENTS; INCINERATION; RECYCLING; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER; WATER RESOURCES;

BIOSOLIDS; HAZARDOUS WASTES; LAND-FILLINGS; ORGANIC MATTER;

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; NITROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHOSPHORUS; SELENIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

BACTERIUM; BIOSOLID; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOSYSTEM; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LAND USE; LANDFILL; MANURE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PROTOZOON; RESEARCH; SCIENCE; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL QUALITY; SUSTAINABLE LAND APPLICATION; VIRUS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROTOZOA;

EID: 12344255232     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2005.0007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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