The impact of controlled tidal exchange on drainage water quality in acid sulphate soil backswamps

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 87-111

  Johnston, S G ^a   Slavich, P G ^a   Hirst, P ^a  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acid neutralisation; Acid sulphate soils; Floodgates; Floodplain management; Tidal buffering

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; DRAINAGE; ESTUARIES; GROUNDWATER; OXYGEN; PH EFFECTS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SOILS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TIDES;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN (DO); DRAIN WATER QUALITY; TIDAL EXCHANGE; TIDAL FLOODGATES;

WATER QUALITY;

ACID SOIL; AGRICULTURAL LAND; DRAINAGE; NEUTRALIZATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 14944341670     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2004.10.005     Document Type: Article

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