Nitrogen balance in and export from agricultural fields associated with controlled drainage systems and denitrifying bioreactors

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1558-1566

  Woli, Krishna P ^a   David, Mark B ^a   Cooke, Richard A ^a   McIsaac, Gregory F ^a   Mitchell, Corey A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioreactor; Denitrification; Drainage loss; Nitrogen balance; Tile drain

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL FIELDS; AVERAGE LOSS; CONTROLLED DRAINAGE; CORN-SOYBEAN ROTATIONS; CROP DIVERSITY; FARMING SYSTEM; FERTILIZER APPLICATIONS; FILLED TRENCH; FLOW MONITORING; ILLINOIS; N BALANCE; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; NITRATE LOSS; NITRATE REDUCTION; NITRATE REMOVAL; NITRATE-N; NITROGEN BALANCE; NITROGEN BUDGETS; OVERALL EFFICIENCY; SOYBEAN CROPPING; SURFACE SOIL; WOOD CHIP;

BIOCONVERSION; BIOREACTORS; BUDGET CONTROL; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; DENITRIFICATION; DRAINAGE; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; INLET FLOW; NITRATES; NITROGEN; POLLUTION; SEED; SOILS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; BIOREACTOR; CROP ROTATION; DENITRIFICATION; DRAINAGE NETWORK; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; MAIZE; NITRATE; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROUS OXIDE; NUTRIENT LOSS; PLASTIC; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOYBEAN; TILE DRAIN; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

COST CONTROL; DATA STORAGE; DENITRATION; DRAINAGE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FLUID FLOW; ILLINOIS; NITROGEN; SEEDS; SOIL; WATER TREATMENT; WOOD PRODUCTS;

ILLINOIS; MIDWEST; UNITED STATES;

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77956871805     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2010.04.024     Document Type: Article

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