Comparative study of transport processes of nitrogen, phosphorus, and herbicides to streams in five agricultural basins, USA

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1158-1169

  Domagalski, Joseph L ^a   Ator, Scott ^a   Coupe, Richard ^a   McCarthy, Kathleen ^a   Lampe, David ^a   Sandstrom, Mark ^a   Baker, Nancy ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; HERBICIDES; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; SURFACE WATERS;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL TRANSPORT; GEOHYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

GROUND WATER; HERBICIDE; NITROGEN; PESTICIDE; PHOSPHORUS; STORM WATER; WATER;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; HUMIDITY; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); SEASON; SEMIARID CLIMATE; STREAM (RIVER); UNITED STATES; WATERSHED;

AGRICULTURE; HERBICIDES; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 43749102120     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2007.0408     Document Type: Article

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