Effects of zeolite application on nitrate and ammonium retention of a loamy soil under saturated conditions

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 368-373

  Sepaskhah, A R ^a   Yousefi, F ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ammonium displacement; Mean pore radius; Nitrate diffusion coefficient; Nitrate displacement

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER; NITRATES; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SOILS;

AMMONIUM DISPLACEMENT; MEAN PORE RADIUS; NITRATE DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; NITRATE DISPLACEMENT;

ZEOLITES;

AMMONIUM; BREAKTHROUGH CURVE; CLINOPTILOLITE; DIFFUSION; DISPERSION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; ION EXCHANGE; LEACHING; LOAM; NITRATE; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; POREWATER; ZEOLITE;

EID: 34547939490     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR06069     Document Type: Article

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