The impact of biochar addition on nutrient leaching and soil properties from tillage soil amended with pig manure

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 225, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Troy, Shane M ^a,b,c   Lawlor, Peadar G ^a   O'Flynn, Cornelius J ^b   Healy, Mark G ^b  

^a ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Black carbon; Carbon; Landspreading; Nitrate; Phosphorus; Water framework directive

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; FERTILIZERS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LEACHING; MAMMALS; MANURES; NITRATES; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER QUALITY;

APPLICATION RATES; BLACK CARBON; GROUNDWATER BODIES; LABORATORY STUDIES; LANDSPREADING; ORGANIC MATTER CONTENT; SURFACE AND GROUND WATERS; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES;

SOIL POLLUTION;

BIOCHAR; CARBON; CHARCOAL; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHORUS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BLACK CARBON; LEACHING; MANURE; NITRATE; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL PROPERTY; TILLAGE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; LEACHING; MANURE; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL PROPERTY; TILLAGE; WATER CONTENT;

PICEA SITCHENSIS; SUIDAE;

EID: 84894042094     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-014-1900-6     Document Type: Article

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