Freeze-thaw cycling, moisture and leaching from a Controlled Release Nutrient source

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 401-407

  Gore, D B ^a   Snape, I ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Fertilizer; Microbial activity; Petroleum hydrocarbon

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZERS; HYDROCARBONS; LEACHING; MOISTURE; NUTRIENTS;

CONTROLLED RELEASE NUTRIENT SOURCE; FREEZE-THAW CYCLING; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY;

BIOREMEDIATION;

BIOREMEDIATION; FERTILIZER; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; FROZEN GROUND; LEACHING; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOISTURE; NITROGEN; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; PHOSPHORUS;

EID: 41349096879     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2007.07.007     Document Type: Article

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