Nitrogen cycle disruption through the application of de-icing salts on upland highways

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 188, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 139-153

  Green, Sophie M ^a   Cresser, Malcolm S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cationic displacement; Nitrogen cycle; Road salt; Sodium chloride

Indexed keywords

DESORPTION; ION EXCHANGE; PH EFFECTS; RIVERS; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

CATIONIC DISPLACEMENT; NITROGEN CYCLE; ROAD SALT;

NITROGEN;

AMMONIA; CATION; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

DESORPTION; ION EXCHANGE; NITROGEN; PH EFFECTS; RIVERS; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; ICE COVER; ION EXCHANGE; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; PH; RIVER WATER; ROAD; SALT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ARTICLE; DESORPTION; DRIVER; HIGHWAY; MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION; PH MEASUREMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL PROPERTY; WATER SAMPLING;

EID: 38349134197     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-007-9530-x     Document Type: Article

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