Assessment of the Iowa River's South Fork watershed: Part 1. Water quality

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 360-370

  Tomer, M D ^a   Moorman, T B ^a   Rossi, C G ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP); Conservation practices; E. coli; Manure; Nitrate; Phosphorus; Subsurface drainage

Indexed keywords

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DRAINAGE; EUTROPHICATION; MAIZE; NITRATE; NITROGEN; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOSPHORUS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER POLLUTION; SOYBEAN; WATER QUALITY;

IOWA; SOUTH FORK IOWA RIVER; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 69849090313     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2489/jswc.63.6.360     Document Type: Article

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