Phosphorus loss from an agricultural watershed as a function of storm size

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 362-368

  Sharpley, Andrew N ^a   Kleinman, Peter J A ^b   Heathwaite, A Louise ^c   Gburek, William J ^b   Folmar, Gordon J ^b   Schmidt, John P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RISK ASSESSMENT; STORMS; WATERSHEDS;

AGRICULTURAL WATERSHED; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PHOSPHORUS LOSS; STORM SIZE;

PHOSPHORUS;

PHOSPHORUS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; CROPLAND; DISASTER; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PENNSYLVANIA; PHOSPHORUS; RAIN; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 40849097988     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2007.0366     Document Type: Article

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