Identifying pathways and processes affecting nitrate and orthophosphate inputs to streams in agricultural watersheds

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1892-1900

  Tesoriero, Anthony J ^a   Duff, John H ^b   Wolock, David M ^a   Spahr, Norman E ^c   Almendinger, James E ^d  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^d ST CROIX WATERSHED RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WATERSHEDS; BASE FLOW INDEX; DOMINANT PATHWAYS; ENVIRONMENTAL COMPARTMENT; GEOCHEMICAL CONDITIONS; GROUND WATER DISCHARGE; GROUNDWATER CONCENTRATIONS; GROUNDWATER SOURCES; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; NUTRIENT PATHWAYS; OVERLAND FLOW; PORE WATERS; PREFERENTIAL PATHWAYS; TILE DRAINS; TIME LAG;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY; LAND USE; LANDFORMS; NITRATES; NUTRIENTS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

RIVERS;

GROUND WATER; NITRATE; PHOSPHATE; SURFACE WATER;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARTICLE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRAIN; LAND USE; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; SPRING; STREAM (RIVER); UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHED;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDIANA; MARYLAND; MINNESOTA; NEBRASKA; NITRATES; PHOSPHATES; RIVERS; WASHINGTON; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 69749123292     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2008.0484     Document Type: Article

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