Polyacrylamide efficacy for reducing soil erosion and runoff as influenced by slope

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 172-177

  Lee, S S ^a   Gantzer, C J ^b   Thompson, A L ^b   Anderson, S H ^b  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Polyacrylamide (PAM); Rainfall; Runoff; Slope; Soil erosion; Time to initial runoff

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; EROSION CONTROL; EROSION RATE; POLYMER; RAINFALL; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SILTY LOAM; SLOPE; SOIL EROSION;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 84861034897     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2489/jswc.66.3.172     Document Type: Article

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