Impact of sewage sludge applications on the biogeochemistry of soils

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 513-518

  Devaney, D ^a   Godley, A R ^b   Hodson, M E ^a   Purdy, K ^c   Yamulki, S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b WRC PLC   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^d Istitute of Grass and Environ Res   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Copper; Greenhouse gases; Methane; Nitrous oxide; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOILS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

BIOAVAILABILITY; RESIDUAL ORGANIC MATTER;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY;

COPPER; INORGANIC SALT; METHANE; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; ORGANIC MATTER; TRACE METAL;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOILS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DENITRIFICATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; LABORATORY METHOD; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; SLUDGE; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL CHEMISTRY; TRACE METAL;

ARTICLE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREENHOUSE GAS; NITRIFICATION; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TREATMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COPPER; FERTILIZERS; METHANE; NITROUS OXIDE; SEWAGE; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 42549161027     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2008.006     Document Type: Article

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