Environmental impacts of irrigated sugarcane production: Herbicide run-off dynamics from farms and associated drainage systems

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 180, Issue , 2013, Pages 123-135

  Davis, A M ^a   Thorburn, P J ^b   Lewis, S E ^a   Bainbridge, Z T ^a   Attard, S J ^b   Milla, R ^c   Brodie, J E ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Furrow irrigation; Great Barrier Reef; Pesticides; Run off; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRAINAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FARMING SYSTEM; FLOODPLAIN; HERBICIDE; IRRIGATION; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RUNOFF; SUGAR CANE; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84882995178     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2011.06.019     Document Type: Article

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