Using flue gas desulfurization gypsum to remove dissolved phosphorus from agricultural drainage waters

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 664-671

  Bryant, Ray B ^a   Buda, Anthony R ^a   Kleinman, Peter J A ^a   Church, Clinton D ^a   Saporito, Louis S ^a   Folmar, Gordon J ^a   Bose, Salil ^b   Allen, Arthur L ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Constellation Power Generation ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DRAINAGE WATER; BASEFLOWS; BYPASS FLOW; CHESAPEAKE BAY; CLEAN-OUT; COAL COMBUSTION PRODUCTS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISSOLVED PHOSPHORUS; DRAINAGE DITCHES; EVENT MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; FARM SCALE; FGD GYPSUM; FLOW BYES; FLUE-GAS DESULFURIZATION; MONITORING PERIODS; RECEIVING WATERS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; TOTAL DISSOLVED P;

DESULFURIZATION; DISSOLUTION; FLUE GASES; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; PHOSPHORUS; STORMS; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WATER TREATMENT;

GYPSUM;

AGRICULTURAL DRAINAGE WATER; CALCIUM SULFATE; GROUND WATER; PHOSPHORUS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; HEAVY METAL;

ARTICLE; DESULFURIZATION; FILTRATION; FLUE GAS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT; AGRICULTURE; CHEMISTRY; DANGEROUS GOODS; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANT;

AGRICULTURE; CALCIUM SULFATE; FILTRATION; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; METALS, HEAVY; PHOSPHORUS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84862258266     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2011.0294     Document Type: Article

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