Nitrate leaching from intensive organic farms to groundwater

It is commonly presumed that organic agriculture causes only minimal environmental pollution. In this study, we measured the quality of percolating water in the vadose zone, underlying both organic and conventional intensive greenhouses. Our study was conducted in newly established farms where the s...

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Main Authors: O. Dahan, A. Babad, N. Lazarovitch, E. E. Russak, D. Kurtzman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/18/333/2014/hess-18-333-2014.pdf