Sediment and nutrient contributions from subsurface drains and point sources to an agricultural watershed

Air, Soil and Water Research

Volumn 3, Issue , 2010, Pages 1-21

  Coelho, Bonnie Ball ^a   Bruin, Allison J ^a   Staton, Shawn ^b   Hayman, David ^c  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b GREAT LAKES LABORATORY FOR FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c Environmental consultants   (Canada)

Author keywords

Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Sewage treatment; Tile

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960723520     PISSN: 11786221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4137/aswr.s4471     Document Type: Article

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