Fate and distribution of nitrogen in soil and plants irrigated with landfill leachate

Waste Management

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1239-1249

  Cheng, C Y ^a   Chu, L M ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; FERTILIZERS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; IRRIGATION; NITROGEN OXIDES; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION;

APPLICATION RATES; CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS; GROWTH PERFORMANCE; HIBISCUS TILIACEUS; LANDFILL LEACHATES; LEACHATE SAMPLES; RECEIVING WATERS; SOIL-COLUMN EXPERIMENT;

LEACHATE TREATMENT;

CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; CHROMIUM; COPPER; FERTILIZER; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; NITRATE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; WATER; ZINC;

CROP PLANT; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; IRRIGATION; LANDFILL; LEACHATE; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; PHYTOTOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHINESE CABBAGE; CLAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GREENHOUSE; HIBISCUS TILIACEUS; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LANDFILL LEACHATE; LITSEA; LITSEA GLUTINOSA; LOAMY SAND; NITRIFICATION; PASPALUM; PASPALUM NOTATUM; PERENNIAL RYEGRASS; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT SEED; PLANT TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL PH; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL SILT; SOIL TEXTURE; TREE; VETIVERIA;

BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. CHINENSIS; HIBISCUS TILIACEUS; LITSEA GLUTINOSA; LOLIUM PERENNE; PASPALUM NOTATUM; POACEAE; VETIVERIA ZIZANIOIDES;

EID: 79954752766     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2011.01.028     Document Type: Article

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