Innovative uses of vegetated drainag ditches for reducing agricultural runoff

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 117-123

  Cooper, C M ^a   Moore, M T ^a   Bennett, E R ^b   Smith Jr , S ^a   Farris, J L ^c   Milam, C D ^c   Shields Jr , F D ^a  

^a USDA ARS NATIONAL SEDIMENTATION LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^c ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

BMP; Ditch; Drainage; Esfenvalerate; Plants

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAINAGE; IRRIGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PESTICIDES; RUNOFF; VEGETATION;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION;

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING;

FENVALERATE; PESTICIDE; RUNOFF; STORM WATER; INSECTICIDE; NITRILE; PYRETHROID;

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; DRAINAGE NETWORK; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP PRODUCTION; EXPOSURE; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LAND DRAINAGE; LANDSCAPE; PLANT; POLYGONUM; SEDIMENT; SIMULATION; SOIL AMENDMENT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS; VEGETATION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

LOUISIANA; MISSISSIPPI DELTA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

LEERSIA; LEERSIA ORYZOIDES; LUDWIGIA; LUDWIGIA PEPLOIDES; POLYGONUM; POLYGONUM AMPHIBIUM;

AGRICULTURE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INSECTICIDES; NITRILES; PLANTS; PYRETHRINS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 1642263346     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0176     Document Type: Article

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