Risk of nitrate leaching from two soils amended with biosolids

Water Resources

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 453-462

  Correa, R S ^a   White, R E ^b   Weatherley, A J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER; LEACHING; NITRATES; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOILS;

BIOSOLID; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LEACHING; NITRATE; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 33745955142     PISSN: 00978078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0097807806040117     Document Type: Article

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