Evaluation of chemical amendments to control phosphorus losses from dairy slurry

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 238-246

  Brennan, R B ^a   Fenton, O ^b   Rodgers, M ^a   Healy, M G ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b TEAGASC   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Aluminium chloride; Ferric chloride; Flue gas desulphurization by product; Flyash; Lime; Water treatment residual

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAIRY FARMING; FIELD CAPACITY; FLY ASH; LIME; PHOSPHORUS; RUNOFF; SLUDGE; SLURRY; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL SURFACE; SOIL TEST; WATER TREATMENT;

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EID: 79956283465     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2011.00326.x     Document Type: Article

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