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Recycling of Nitrogen Through Land Application of Agricultural, Food Processing, and Municipal Wastes (Chapter 21)

Smith, J.H. and Peterson, J.R. (1982) Recycling of Nitrogen Through Land Application of Agricultural, Food Processing, and Municipal Wastes (Chapter 21). In: Stevenson, Frank, (ed.) Nitrogen in Agricultural Soils. Agronomy Monograph, No. 22. ASA-CSSA-SSSA.

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Abstract

Crop residues, animal, municipal, and more recently, food processing
wastes are among the many materials applied to soil as fertilizer or for disposal.
Before waste treatment systems were developed, most food processing
and municipal wastes were discharged to rivers, lakes, and oceans, often
severely polluting these waters and wasting fertilizer nutrients. Many innovations
in waste management have been developed and considerable research
is underway on the beneficial use of wastes for crop growth while
giving cost-effective disposal.

The objective of this chapter is to summarize and evaluate available information
on the value and management of agricultural, food processing,
and municipal wastes as they are applied to land for N fertilization of growing
crops.

Item Type: Book Section
NWISRL Publication Number: 0483
Subjects: Mass Import - unclassified
Depositing User: Dan Stieneke
Date Deposited: 20 Nov 2010 21:54
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2017 18:49
Item ID: 731
URI: https://eprints.nwisrl.ars.usda.gov/id/eprint/731