Economical and environmental implications of solid waste compost applications to agricultural fields in Punjab, Pakistan

Waste Management

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2437-2445

  Akram Qazi, M ^a   Akram, M ^a   Ahmad, N ^b   Artiola, Janick F ^c   Tuller, M ^c  

^a Soil and Water Testing Laboratory   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL FIELDS; AGRICULTURAL SOILS; AVAILABLE PHOSPHORUS; BULK DENSITY; COMPOST APPLICATIONS; COST RATIO; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS; FERTILIZER DOSE; FIELD TRIAL; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; MINERAL FERTILIZERS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE COMPOST; NET PROFITS; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANS; NUTRIENT SOURCES; PAKISTAN; PENETRATION RESISTANCES; PEST MANAGEMENT; POTENTIAL RISKS; SITE-SPECIFIC; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS; SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SURFACE LAYERS; SURFACE SOIL; WHEAT CROPPING;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COMPOSTING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; HERBICIDES; LEAD; MANAGEMENT; MINERALS; MINING; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHORUS; SILICATE MINERALS; SOILS; SOLID WASTES; ZINC;

NITROGEN FERTILIZERS;

FERTILIZER; HERBICIDE; PESTICIDE;

ACCUMULATION; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; BULK DENSITY; COMPOSTING; COTTON; CROPPING PRACTICE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HEAVY METAL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; RICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROPERTY; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WHEAT;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARTICLE; COMPOSTING; CROPPING SYSTEM; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PAKISTAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENT; FERTILIZERS; KINETICS; METALS, HEAVY; ORYZA SATIVA; PAKISTAN; PHOSPHORUS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL; TRITICUM; WASTE PRODUCTS;

ASIA; EURASIA; PAKISTAN; PUNJAB [PAKISTAN]; SOUTH ASIA;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 67650519865     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2009.05.006     Document Type: Article

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