Water quality aspects of irrigation and drainage: Past history and future challenges for civil engineers

Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

Volumn 128, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 332-340

  Tanji, K K ^a   Keyes, Jr ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drainage; History; Irrigation; Water resources management

Indexed keywords

CIVIL ENGINEERING; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; SEWERS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCES;

IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE;

IRRIGATION;

DRAINAGE; IRRIGATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

DRAINAGE; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; IRRIGATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0036869836     PISSN: 07339437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9437(2002)128:6(332)     Document Type: Article

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