Agricultural and Biological Sciences
8 years ago

Sewage Sludge Boosts Crop Yields While Reducing Heavy Metal Content

Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
Utilization of Sewage Sludge on Agriculture
Eui-So Choi, Hoowon Park, Won-Mok Park

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