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Characteristics of Quickly Available Nitrogen Sources

Quickly Available Nitrogen Sources
Advantages: Rapid and predictable response. Availability not dependent on temperature. Low cost. Water soluble so they can be sprayed on at low rates.	Disadvantages: Short duration of response, need to apply more often. More burn potential. High leaching potential. Possible volatilization, wasteful.

Suffolk County, N.Y.

Suffolk County Department of Economic Development and Planning
Division of Water Quality Improvement
H. Lee Dennison Bld., 4th Floor
100 Veterans Memorial Hwy
P.O. Box 6100
Hauppauge, NY 11788

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