A field trial to evaluate the pollution potential to ground and surface waters from woodchip corrals for overwintering livestock outdoors

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 82-94

  Vinten, A J A ^a   Donnelly, S ^b   Ball, B C ^b   Crawford, C E ^b   Ritchie, R M ^b   Parker, J P ^b  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corrals; Ground water; Livestock; Pollution; Surface water; Woodchip

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LEACHATE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; VADOSE ZONE; WOODY DEBRIS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33644753884     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2005.00008.x     Document Type: Article

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