Synthesis and Evaluation of Nutrient Leaching From an Oleophilic Fertilizer Biofilter Soil Amendment
| atmire.migration.oldid | 287 | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Chu, Angus | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | van Duin, Bert | |
| dc.contributor.author | Wilkins, Jason | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-09-13T21:27:48Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-11-13T08:01:37Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-09-13 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2012 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Laboratory column studies were used to quantify the nitrogen and phosphorus leaching dynamics from a biofilter soil, fertilizer amendments, and experimental controls throughout four years of simulated runoff application. The results showed that the biofilter soil starting materials were a significant source of nutrients, particularly for nitrogen. Compost was identified as the ideal nitrogen amendment, leaching only 7% of the mass initially added to the test column. This minimal washout response was attributed to the slow mineralization of humic materials. Lecithin and Nitroform® leached the lowest amount of phosphorus amongst the tested soil amendments, whereas the inclusion of polymerized tung oil with these nutrient sources (oleophilic fertilizer) only expedited phosphorus release. In contrast, the oleophilic fertilizer demonstrated a more controlled nitrogen release than the Lecithin and Nitroform® and this inconsistency was attributed to greater microbial nitrogen immobilization over phosphorus upon carbon based biostimulation. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Wilkins, J. (2012). Synthesis and Evaluation of Nutrient Leaching From an Oleophilic Fertilizer Biofilter Soil Amendment (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27952 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27952 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11023/204 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Graduate Studies | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Schulich School of Engineering | |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Calgary | en |
| dc.publisher.place | Calgary | en |
| dc.rights | University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission. | |
| dc.subject | Engineering--Civil | |
| dc.subject.classification | Water | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | Nutrient | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | Oleophilic | en_US |
| dc.title | Synthesis and Evaluation of Nutrient Leaching From an Oleophilic Fertilizer Biofilter Soil Amendment | |
| dc.type | master thesis | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Civil Engineering | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Calgary | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Engineering (MEng) | |
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