Reduction in agricultural non-point source pollution in the first year following establishment of an integrated grass/tree filter strip system in southern Quebec (Canada)

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 131, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 85-97

  Duchemin, Marc ^a   Hogue, Richard ^a  

^a Institut de recherche et de developpement en agroenvironnement   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drainage; Non point source pollution; Runoff; Vegetative filter strips

Indexed keywords

FILTER; GRASS; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; PHYTOREMEDIATION; POLLUTION CONTROL; REDUCTION; RUNOFF; TREE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

ESCHERICHIA COLI; POPULUS; SUIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 61849172431     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2008.10.005     Document Type: Article

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