Soil contamination caused by emergency bio-reduction of catastrophic livestock mortalities

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 198, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 285-295

  Glanville, T D ^a   Ahn, H K ^c   Richard, T L ^b   Shiers, L E ^a   Harmon, J D ^a  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

^b University Park   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Burial; Composting; Disposal; Livestock; Pollution; Soil

Indexed keywords

BURIAL; COMPOSTING; DISPOSAL; LIVESTOCK; SOIL;

AGRICULTURE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CULTIVATION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; LEACHING; POLLUTION; RISK PERCEPTION; SOILS; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

CATASTROPHIC EVENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); LIVESTOCK; MORTALITY; REDUCTION; SOIL POLLUTION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 60349083575     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-008-9845-2     Document Type: Article

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