Efficacy of vegetated buffers in preventing transport of fecal coliform bacteria from pasturelands

Environmental Management

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 958-965

  Sullivan, Timothy J ^a   Moore, James A ^b   Thomas, David R ^b   Mallery, Eric ^c   Snyder, Kai U ^a   Wustenberg, Mark ^d   Wustenberg, Judith ^d   Mackey, Sam D ^a   Moore, Deian L ^a  

^a E and S Environmental Chemistry Inc   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Oregon Streamside Services   (United States)

^d Kilchis Dairy Herd Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Best management practice; Fecal coliform bacteria; Manure; Runoff; Vegetated buffer strip

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; BUFFER SIZE REGULATIONS; VEGETATED BUFFER STRIP;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; RUNOFF; VEGETATION;

COLIFORM BACTERIA;

RUNOFF;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BUFFER ZONE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FECAL COLIFORM; INFILTRATION; LOAMY SAND; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MANURE; PASTURE; RUNOFF;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; FECAL COLIFORM; LOAM SOIL; MANURE; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; PASTURE; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES; VEGETATION; WATER QUALITY;

ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FECES; PLANTS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; TILLAMOOK; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 36549089049     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-007-9012-3     Document Type: Article

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