Contaminant losses in overland flow from dairy farm laneways in southern New Zealand

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 159, Issue , 2012, Pages 170-175

  Monaghan, R M ^a   Smith, L C ^b  

^a INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dairy; Escherichia coli (E. coli); Lane; Nitrogen; Overland flow; Phosphorus; Sediment; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DAIRY FARMING; EFFLUENT; FECAL COLIFORM; GRAZING; NITROGEN; OVERLAND FLOW; PASTURE; PHOSPHORUS; RAINFALL; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; STREAM; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

NEW ZEALAND;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84864509210     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2012.07.022     Document Type: Article

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