Evaluation of wastewater sludge for possible agricultural use

Environmental Engineering and Management Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 819-826

  Aşik, Bariş Bülent ^a   Katkat, Ali Vahap ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

DTPA; Heavy metals; Plant nutrients; Sludge

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956952856     PISSN: 15829596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.30638/eemj.2010.109     Document Type: Article

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