Potential and limitations of phosphate retention media in water protection: A process-based review of laboratory and field-scale tests

Agricultural and Food Science

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 206-223

  Klimeski, Aleksandar ^a   Chardon, Wim J ^b   Turtola, Eila ^a   Uusitalo, Risto ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Filter beds; Phosphorus sorption materials; Remediation; Retention capacity; Retention kinetics; Runoff; Sorption

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867665835     PISSN: 14596067     EISSN: 17951895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.23986/afsci.4806     Document Type: Review

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