Reclamation of abandoned natural gas wellsites with organic amendments: Effects on soil carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1186-1193

  Zvomuya, Francis ^a   Larney, Francis J ^a   DeMaere, Paul R ^a   Olson, Andrew F ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMENDMENT TREATMENTS; SOIL CARBON;

LEACHING; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS;

NATURAL GAS WELLS;

LEACHING; NATURAL GAS WELLS; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS;

ALFALFA; NATURAL GAS; NITRATE; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL PROPERTY; WHEAT;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

BOS; BOS TAURUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34447544292     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2006.0370     Document Type: Article

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