Occurrence of the agricultural nitrification inhibitor, dicyandiamide, in surface waters and its effects on nitrogen dynamics in an experimental aquatic system

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 164, Issue , 2013, Pages 23-31

  Smith, Ian ^a   Schallenberg, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ammonium; DCD; Nitrate; Runoff; Sediment; Wetland

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; ALGAL COMMUNITY; COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; DRAINAGE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; EUTROPHICATION; GRAZING; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; INHIBITOR; LEACHING; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; MESOCOSM; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; PASTURE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEEPAGE; SOIL POLLUTION; STREAM; SURFACE WATER; TOXICITY; WETLAND;

ALGAE;

EID: 84869863166     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2012.09.002     Document Type: Article

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