Exploring global nitrogen and phosphorus flows in urban wastes during the twentieth century

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 836-846

  Moree A L ^a,b   Beusen, A H W ^a,b   Bouwman, A F ^a,b   Willems, W J ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

20th century; Global; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Recycling; Urban

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; FOOD SUPPLY; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; RECYCLING; SOAPS (DETERGENTS); SURFACE WATERS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

20TH CENTURY; GLOBAL; NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS; NUMBER OF FACTORS; NUTRIENT DISCHARGES; SURFACE WATER DISCHARGES; TWENTIETH CENTURY; URBAN;

NUTRIENTS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84883153559     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: 19449224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gbc.20072     Document Type: Article

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