Plant-available nitrogen supply from granulated biosolids: Implications for land application guidelines

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 423-436

  Eldridge, S M ^a,b,c   Chan, K Y ^a,b   Xu, Z H ^c   Chen, C R ^c   Barchia, I ^b  

^a Centre for Recycled Organics in Agriculture

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biosolids; Guidelines; Land use; Mineralisation; Nitrogen; Organic fertilisers; Organic matter; Soil carbon; Turf

Indexed keywords

BIOSOLIDS; CONDUCTIVE PLASTICS; CURING; DRYING; ESTIMATION; GARNETS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; MINING; NITRATES; NITROGEN; NONMETALS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SEWAGE; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SOILS;

APPLICATION RATES; CURRENT STATE; EARLY STAGES; FERTILISER; FIELD TRIALS; GUIDELINES; INCUBATION STUDY; LAND APPLICATIONS; LAND USE; MINERAL NITROGEN; MINERALISATION; N CONTENT; N MINERALISATION; NITROGEN SUPPLY; ORGANIC FERTILISERS; ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC WASTES; PLANT AVAILABLE NITROGEN; RAPID ASSESSMENT; SOIL CARBON; TREATED SOILS; TURF;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOSOLID; DEWATERING; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GUIDELINE; LAND USE PLANNING; MINERALIZATION; NITRATE; ORGANIC NITROGEN; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PEROXYACETYL NITRATE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL CARBON;

EID: 49149128171     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR07234     Document Type: Review

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