Nitrogen farming for pollution control

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue 6-7, 2005, Pages 1307-1330

  Kadlec, Robert H ^a  

^a Wetland Management Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Economics; Nitrate; Nitrogen reduction; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; ECOLOGY; HYDRAULICS; NITRATES; NITROGEN; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC POLICY; RATE CONSTANTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SURFACE TREATMENT; VEGETATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; WETLANDS;

ARRHENIUS TEMPERATURE; HYDRAULIC EFFICIENCY; MARSHES; NITROGEN FARMING;

POLLUTION CONTROL;

CARBON; NITROGEN;

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON SOURCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENITRIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MARSH; POLICY; POLLUTION CONTROL; VEGETATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE; WILDLIFE;

AGRICULTURE; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN; TEMPERATURE; WATER POLLUTION; WATER PURIFICATION;

ARRHENIUS;

EID: 18744373009     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ESE-200055836     Document Type: Conference Paper

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