Specific conductance and ionic characteristics of farm canals in the everglades agricultural area

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 141-150

  Chen, Ming ^a   Daroub, Samira H ^a   Lang, Timothy A ^a   Diaz, Orlando A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; IONIC CONDUCTION;

EVERGLADES AGRICULTURAL AREA (EAA); IONIC CHARACTERISTICS; ORGANIC SOIL MINERALIZATION; SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE;

CANALS;

ANION; BICARBONATE; CATION; CHLORINE; FERTILIZER; GROUND WATER; SEA WATER; SODIUM ION; SULFATE;

AGRICULTURAL SLURRY; AGRICULTURE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; ION CONDUCTANCE; LAKE; MINERALIZATION; SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FLORIDA; IONS; WATER;

EID: 31844450895     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2005.0079     Document Type: Article

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