Nitrate Losses to Surface Water Through Subsurface, Tile Drainage

Nitrogen in the Environment

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 145-175

  Randall, G W ^a   Goss, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374347-3.00006-8     Document Type: Chapter

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