Surface runoff and tile drainage transport of phosphorus in the midwestern United States

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 495-502

  Smith, Douglas R ^a   King, Kevin W ^b   Johnson, Laura ^c   Francesconi, Wendy ^a   Richards, Pete ^c   Baker, Dave ^c   Sharpley, Andrew N ^d  

^a NATIONAL SOIL EROSION RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SOIL DRAINAGE RESEARCH UNIT   (United States)

^c HEIDELBERG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; CULTIVATION; GROUNDWATER; LAKES; MACHINERY; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL MOISTURE;

AGRICULTURAL SOILS; HIGH WATER TABLE; HUMID CLIMATES; PRIMARY SOURCES; RESEARCH FIELDS; RIVER WATERSHEDS; SURFACE RUNOFFS; WESTERN BASINS;

RUNOFF;

GROUND WATER; PHOSPHORUS; RUNOFF; SOIL WATER; SURFACE WATER;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ALGAL BLOOM; ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; CROP; HYDROLOGY; LANDSCAPE; MOISTURE; NUTRIENT; PRECIPITATION; SURFACE SOIL; UNITED STATES; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATER TABLE; WATER TRANSPORT; WATERSHED;

ALGAE;

EID: 84924567078     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2014.04.0176     Document Type: Article

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