Soil and groundwater quality under a cattle feedlot in southern Alberta

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 131-144

  Olson, Barry M ^a   Miller, Jim J ^b   Joan Rodvang, S ^c   Jay Yanke, L ^b  

^a ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c LandWise Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Cattle; Feedlot; Groundwater quality; Leaching; Nutrients; Soil

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COLIFORM BACTERIA; CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER; SOILS;

CATTLE; FEEDLOT; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; NUTRIENTS;

WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; GROUNDWATER; LEACHING; LIVESTOCK FARMING; SOIL QUALITY; WATER QUALITY;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

BOS TAURUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 24144437218     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.2005.016     Document Type: Article

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