A novel method to determine buffer strip effectiveness on deep soils

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 334-347

  Heinen, Marius ^a   Noij, Ignatius G A M ^a   Heesmans, Hanneke I M ^a   van Groenigen, Jan Willem ^a   Groenendijk, Piet ^a   Thissen, Jac T N M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUFFER STRIP; COVARIATES; DEEP SOILS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL SETUP; HYDROGEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; PERMEABLE SOILS; PHOSPHORUS SPECIES; SANDY SOILS; SHALLOW AQUIFERS; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; WATER SAMPLES;

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; LEACHING; PHOSPHORUS; SOILS; STATISTICAL TESTS;

UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS;

BUFFER; DEUTERIUM; GROUND WATER; SURFACE WATER;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EVALUATION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HYDROLOGY; LEACHING; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; RESERVOIR; SOIL; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL TREATMENT; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DEUTERIUM; FERTILIZERS; GROUNDWATER; PERMEABILITY; POACEAE; SOIL; WATER QUALITY; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84858600852     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2010.0452     Document Type: Article

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