Subsurface drainage in iowa and the water quality benefits and problem

Proceedings of the 8th International Drainage Symposium - Drainage VIII

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 39-50

  Baker, J L ^a   Melvin, S W ^a   Lemke, D W ^b   Lawlor, P A ^a   Crumpton, W G ^c   Helmers, M J ^a  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

^b IA Dept of Agric and Land Stewardship   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Controlled drainage; Nitrogen; Nonpoint pollution; Nutrients; Phosphorus; Wetland

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED DRAINAGE; LEACHING PROBLEM; NONPOINT POLLUTION; NUTRIENTS;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; NITROGEN; NUTRITION; PHOSPHORUS; RUNOFF; SOILS; WATER QUALITY; WETLANDS;

DRAINAGE;

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DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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