Macronutrient and trace element leaching following biosolids application on semi-arid rangeland soils

Arid Land Research and Management

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 143-156

  Brenton, Cynthia M ^a   Fish, Ernest B ^a   Mata González, Ricardo ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ciencia Ecological and Environmental Consultants LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Desert soil; Heavy metals; Nitrogen leaching; Soil amendment; Subsurface water quality

Indexed keywords

BIOSOLID; DESERT SOIL; DRINKING WATER; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HEAVY METAL; ORTHOPHOSPHATE; RANGELAND; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL COLUMN; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TEXTURE; TRACE ELEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 33947501523     PISSN: 15324982     EISSN: 15324990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15324980701267783     Document Type: Article

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