Comparison of two digestion methods for determining total phosphorus in farm canal water

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 37, Issue 15-20, 2006, Pages 2351-2363

  Chen, Ming ^a   Daroub, Samira H ^a   Nadal, Viviana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

EPA methods; Everglades Agricultural Area; Total dissolved P; Total P; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ANALYTICAL METHOD; CHANNEL FLOW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGESTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GROUNDWATER; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MONITORING; PHOSPHORUS; SURFACE WATER; WATER QUALITY;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750364364     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620600819842     Document Type: Article

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