Gypsum amendment of soils reduces phosphorus losses in an agricultural catchment

Agricultural and Food Science

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 279-291

  Ekholm, Petri ^a   Valkama, Pasi ^b   Jaakkola, Elina ^a   Kiirikki, Mikko ^c   Lahti, Kirsti ^b   Pietola, Liisa ^d,e  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b The Water Protection Association of the River Vantaa and Helsinki Region   (Finland)

^c Luode Consulting Oy   (Finland)

^d Yara International ASA   (Finland)

^e Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners   (Finland)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Eutrophication; Gypsum; Monitoring; Phosphorus; Sulphate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867681629     PISSN: 14596067     EISSN: 17951895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.23986/afsci.6831     Document Type: Article

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