Phosphorus as a limiting factor on sustainable greywater irrigation

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 456-457, Issue , 2013, Pages 287-298

  Turner, Ryan D R ^a   Will, Geoffrey D ^a   Dawes, Les A ^a   Gardner, Edward A ^b   Lyons, David J ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Greywater; Irrigation; Phosphorus; Soil; Sustainability; Water reuse

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL RISK INDICES; ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS; GREYWATER; GREYWATER IRRIGATION; SOIL CONCENTRATIONS; SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION; WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS; WATER REUSE;

IRRIGATION; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

GREYWATER; PHOSPHORUS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; IRRIGATION; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RECYCLING; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL PROFILE; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LEACHING; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL CHEMISTRY; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION; AUSTRALIA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84876975271     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.02.061     Document Type: Article

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