Water quality in Walnut Creek watershed: Herbicides and nitrate in surface waters

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 45-59

  Jaynes, D B ^a   Hatfield, J L ^a   Meek, D W ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; CROPS; FLOW OF WATER; HERBICIDES; LAND USE; NITRATES; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; SURFACE WATERS; WATER QUALITY;

ATRAZINE; METOLACHLOR;

WATERSHEDS;

ALACHLOR; ATRAZINE; FERTILIZER; HERBICIDE; METOLACHLOR; METRIBUZIN; NITRATE; NITROGEN; SURFACE WATER;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; UNITED STATES; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY;

JUGLANS;

EID: 0032941805     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1999.00472425002800010005x     Document Type: Article

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