Modeling erosion and sediment control practices with RUSLE 2.0: A management approach for natural gas well sites in Denton County, TX, USA

Environmental Geology

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1615-1627

  Wachal, David J ^a   Banks, Kenneth E ^b   Hudak, Paul F ^a   Harmel, R Daren ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b Division of Environmental Quality   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Best management practice; Erosion; Gas well; RUSLE 2.0; Sediment

Indexed keywords

EROSION; FORECASTING; GAS INDUSTRY; GASES; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS WELLS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS; STORMS;

ANNUAL AVERAGES; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; DESIGN STORMS; FIELD DATUM; GAS WELL; IMPLEMENTATION COSTS; LAND SURFACE CONDITIONS; REVISED UNIVERSAL SOIL LOSS EQUATIONS; RUSLE 2.0; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT CONTROLS; SEDIMENT YIELDS; SITE CONDITIONS; SITE MANAGEMENTS; SITE SPECIFICS; SOIL ERODIBILITY; SOIL LOSS; WARRANT CONSIDERATIONS;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EROSION CONTROL; GAS WELL; LAND SURFACE; NATURAL GAS; REVISED UNIVERSAL SOIL LOSS EQUATION; SEDIMENT YIELD;

DENTON COUNTY; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 59449088037     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-008-1259-3     Document Type: Article

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