Long-term water quality trends after implementing best management practices in South Florida

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1683-1693

  Daroub, Samira H ^a   Lang, Timothy A ^a   Diaz, Orlando A ^b   Grunwald, Sabine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL AREAS; BASIN WIDE; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; DATA SETS; DEGREE OF CHANGE; DISCHARGE WATER; DRAINAGE WATER; INFLOW WATERS; LAKE OKEECHOBEE; LOAD REDUCTION; LONG-TERM TREND; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; MANN-KENDALL; ORGANIC SOIL; SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM; SOUTH FLORIDA; SUBBASIN; SUBBASINS; TREND ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY TRENDS;

CATCHMENTS; CROPS; FARMS; LAKES; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

WATER ANALYSIS;

PHOSPHORUS;

ARTICLE; CROP ROTATION; FLOODING; RURAL AREA; SUGARCANE; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FLORIDA; WATER;

SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM;

EID: 67650485634     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2008.0462     Document Type: Article

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