The effects of a weir on reducing acid flux from a drained coastal acid sulphate soil backswamp

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-67

  Johnston, S G ^a   Slavich, P G ^a   Hirst, P ^a  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acid export; Controlled drainage; Estuary; Floodplain

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; AGRICULTURE; DRAINAGE; EVAPORATION; HYDRAULICS; HYDROLOGY; SOILS;

ACID FLUX; DRAIN WATER; GROUNDWATER GRADIENTS;

GROUNDWATER;

ACID SOIL; ACID WATER; ESTUARINE CHEMISTRY; RUNOFF; WATER QUALITY; WEIR;

EID: 4143070191     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2004.03.008     Document Type: Article

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