Nitrate and Escherichia coli NAR analysis in tile drain effluent from a mixed tree intercrop and monocrop system

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 131, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 77-84

  Dougherty, Michael C ^a   Thevathasan, Naresh V ^a   Gordon, Andrew M ^a   Lee, Hung ^a   Kort, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Escherichia coli (E. Coli); Intercrop; Nitrate; Safety net hypothesis

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EFFLUENT; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEALTH IMPACT; INTERCROPPING; MONOCULTURE; NITRATE; PHYTOREMEDIATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 61849157768     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2008.09.011     Document Type: Article

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