Soil wetting-drying and water-retention properties in a mine-soil treated with composted and thermally-dried sludges

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 696-708

  Ojeda, G ^a   Mattana, S ^b   Bonmati M ^c   Woche, S K ^d   Bachmann, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^d LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOST; DOMESTIC WASTE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; LIMESTONE; MINE; PH; QUARRY; RESIDENCE TIME; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL WATER; WASTE FACILITY; WATER RETENTION; WETTABILITY; WETTING-DRYING CYCLE;

CATALONIA; SPAIN;

EID: 80052971236     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2011.01378.x     Document Type: Article

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