Microbial transport in soil caused by surface and subsurface drip irrigation with treated wastewater

International Agrophysics

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 239-247

  Kouznetsov, M Y ^a   Pachepsky, Y A ^b   Gillerman, L ^a   Gantzer, C J ^c   Oron, G ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage; Fecal coliforms; Irrigation; Soil; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

DRIP IRRIGATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; WASTEWATER;

EID: 4844230998     PISSN: 02368722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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