Nitrogen losses in runoff waters from a loamy soil treated with sewage sludge

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 49-56

  Ojeda, G ^a   Tarrason D ^a   Ortiz, O ^a   Alcaniz J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Composted sludge; Nitrate; Runoff; Sewage sludge; Thermally dried sludge

Indexed keywords

MARL; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LOSS; RUNOFF; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SURFACE WATER; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 33748290265     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2006.02.017     Document Type: Article

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