Field-scale evaluation of water fluxes and manure solution leaching in feedlot pen soils

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1591-1599

  García, Ana R ^a   Maisonnave, Roberto ^b   Massobrio, Marcelo J ^a   Fabrizio de Iorio, Alicia R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Environmental Engineering Supervisor   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTIVE FLOW; ARGENTINA; BEEF CATTLE; BULK DENSITY; CHEMICAL COMPONENT; CHLORIDE CONCENTRATIONS; CHLORIDE IONS; DOMINANT PROCESS; FEEDLOT PENS; FIELD SCALE; GROUND-WATER QUALITIES; IN-CONTROL; LEACHING RATES; MAIN PROCESS; ORGANIC LAYERS; PARTIAL SEALING; PREFERENTIAL FLOWS; PROFILE ANALYSIS; RUNOFF RATES; SANDY LOAM SOILS; SOIL INTERFACES; SUB-HUMID; SURFACE RUNOFFS; THIN LAYERS; WATER FLUX;

BEEF; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; LEACHING; MANURES; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER QUALITY;

PROCESS CONTROL;

AMMONIUM ACETATE; CHLORIDE; GROUND WATER; RAIN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

ARTICLE; BEEF CATTLE; BULK DENSITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIFFUSION; FEEDING; FLOW RATE; GRAVIMETRY; LEACHING; MANURE; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; SANDY LOAM; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL INFILTRATION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TREATMENT; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; CATTLE; MANURE; SOIL; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTION;

BOS;

EID: 84869382217     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2011.0320     Document Type: Article

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