Assessment of a technique to remove phosphorus from streamflow

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 503-510

  McDowell, R W ^a   Hawke, M ^b   McIntosh, J J ^c  

^a INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b Environment Bay of Plenty ^*  (New Zealand)

^c Environment Bay of Plenty   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

By products; Retention; Slag; Sorption; Uptake

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; EUTROPHICATION; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SLAG; SORPTION; STREAMFLOW; STREAMWATER; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 39049129019     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288230709510318     Document Type: Article

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