Sensitivity analysis of the Pennsylvania phosphorus index for agricultural recycling of municipal biosolids

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 209-219

  Brandt, Robin C ^a   Elliott, Herschel A ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosolids; P index; Phosphorus; Sensitivity analysis; Spider plot; Tornado diagram

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOSOLID; DATA ACQUISITION; FERTILIZER; PHOSPHORUS CYCLE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TORNADO; VULNERABILITY;

NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

ARANEAE;

EID: 33645978733     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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