Nitrogen transformation in a denitrification layer irrigated with dairy factory effluent

Water Research

Volumn 42, Issue 10-11, 2008, Pages 2457-2464

  Schipper, L A ^a   McGill, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Effluent; Land based effluent treatment; Nitrogen; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DENITRIFICATION; LEACHING; NITROGEN;

LAND-BASED EFFLUENT TREATMENT; NITRATE CONCENTRATIONS;

WASTEWATER;

CARBON; NITRATE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC NITROGEN;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DENITRIFICATION; LEACHING; NITROGEN; WASTEWATER;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAIRY FARMING; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IRRIGATION; LAND MANAGEMENT; LEACHATE; LEACHING; NITROGEN; TRANSFORMATION;

ARTICLE; CARBON METABOLISM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DAIRY INDUSTRY; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLOW; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LEACHING; NITROGEN METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC TANK;

EID: 43049098836     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2008.01.033     Document Type: Article

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