Zeolite on sustainable agriculture

Seyyed Ali Akbar Nakhli 1 Madrid Delkash Email author 1 Babak Ebrazi Bakhshayesh 1 Hossein Kazemian 2,3 1.Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringUniversity of DelawareNewarkUSA 2.Zeolitic & Nano-Materials LabWestern UniversityLondonCanada 3.College of Science and ManagementUniversity of Northern British ColumbiaPrince GeorgeCanada Application of Zeolites for Sustainable Agriculture: a Review on Water and Nutrient Retention Abstract Developing urbanization, water shortage, watercourse pollution, and demands for more food due to population growth require a more efficient water irrigation and fertilizer application. Retaining nutrients and water in agricultural soils brings about higher crop yields and prevents pollution of water courses. Among different solutions, zeolites, which are environmental friendly, ubiquitous, and inexpensive, have been extensively employed in ... Read more