Effect of ditch dredging on the fate of nutrients in deep drainage ditches of the Midwestern United States

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 252-261

  Smith, Douglas R ^a   Pappas, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a NATIONAL SOIL EROSION RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Drainage ditch; Dredging; Nitrate; Phosphorus; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AMMONIUM; DRAINAGE; DREDGING; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; NITRATE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; WATER COLUMN; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

MIDWEST; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35948934786     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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