Effectiveness of constructed wetlands in reducing nitrogen and phosphorus export from agricultural tile drainage

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1262-1274

  Kovacic, David A ^a   David, Mark B ^a   Gentry, Lowell E ^a   Starks, Karen M ^a   Cooke, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; NITRATES; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SOILS; SURFACE WATERS;

AGRICULTURAL TILE DRAINAGE SYSTEM; GLYCINE MAX; SUBSURFACE TILE DRAINAGE WATERS; TREATMENT WETLANDS; ZEA MAYS;

WETLANDS;

DRINKING WATER; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SURFACE WATER;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; RIVER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0034234989     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2000.00472425002900040033x     Document Type: Article

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