Environmental impact of repeated applications of combined paper mill biosolids in silage corn production

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 215-227

  Gagnon, Bernard ^a   Ziadi, Noura ^a   Côté, Caroline ^b   Foisy, Marc ^c  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b Institut de recherche et de developpement en agroenvironnement   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Escherichia coli; Heavy metals; Lime; Molybdenum; Paper mill biosolids; Zea mays L.

Indexed keywords

BIOSOLID; CADMIUM; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COPPER; CROP YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LIME; LOAMY SAND; MAIZE; MOLYBDENUM; NITROGEN; POTASSIUM; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; SILAGE; SOIL NUTRIENT; ZINC;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77949837389     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJSS09055     Document Type: Article

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