Fertilizer-derived uranium and sulfur in rangeland soil and runoff: A case study in central Florida

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 176, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 163-183

  Zielinski, Robert A ^a   Orem, William H ^b   Simmons, Kathleen R ^a   Bohlen, Patrick J ^c  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c MacArthur Agro Ecology Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertilizers; Florida; Isotopes; Rangeland soil and runoff; Sulfur; Uranium

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FERTILIZERS; ISOTOPES; RUNOFF; SULFUR; URANIUM;

ISOTOPIC ANALYSES; RANGELAND; RANGELAND SOIL;

SOIL POLLUTION;

AMMONIUM SULFATE; FERTILIZER; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHATE; RUNOFF; SULFUR; URANIUM;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FERTILIZERS; ISOTOPES; RUNOFF; SOIL POLLUTION; SULFUR; URANIUM;

FERTILIZER APPLICATION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; PHOSPHATE; RANGELAND; RUNOFF; SOIL PROFILE; SULFUR; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; PASTURE; RANGELAND; SOIL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

CONCENTRATION; FERTILIZERS; ISOTOPES; RUNOFF; SOIL; SULFUR; URANIUM;

EVERGLADES; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; LAKE OKEECHOBEE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748445317     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-006-9156-4     Document Type: Article

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