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EVALUATION OF AGRICULTURAL BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
1 NAL Call. No.: TD172.J61
Agrichemical placement impacts on alachlor and nitrate
movement through soil in a ridge tillage system.
Clay, S.A.; Clay, D.E.; Koskinen, W.C.; Malzer, G.L.
New York, N.Y. : Marcel Dekker; 1992.
Journal of environmental science and health : Part B :
Pesticides, food contaminants, and agricultural wastes v. 27
(2): p. 125-138; 1992. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Alachlor; Nitrates; Placement; Movement in soil;
Ridging; Tillage; Lysimeters; Leachates; Rainfall simulators;
Surface water; Water flow; Profiles; Downward movement
2 NAL Call. No.: TD196.P38F3
Agrochemical trends and the fate of pesticides.
Menn, J.J.
Oakland : University of California, Division of Agriculture
and Natural Resources; 1987.
Fate of pesticides in the environment : proceedings of a
technical seminar / James W. Biggar and James N. Seiber,
editors and technical coordinators. p. 1-2; 1987.
(Publication; 3320). Literature review. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Pesticides; Pesticide persistence; Pesticide
residues; Environmental pollution; Integrated pest management
3 NAL Call. No.: S590.A48
Assessing and managing agricultural nitrogen losses to the
environment. Smith, S.J.; Schepers, J.S.; Porter, L.K.
New York, N.Y. : Springer-Verlag; 1990.
Advances in soil sciences v. 14: p. 1-43; 1990. Literature
review. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Nitrogen; Nitrogen cycle; Losses from soil
systems; Groundwater pollution; Eutrophication; Air pollution;
Volatilization; Ammonia; Nitrous oxide; Nitric oxide; Nitrogen
dioxide; Nitrogen fertilizers; Use efficiency; Movement in
soil; Leaching; Tile drainage; Runoff; Water erosion; Wind
erosion; Conservation tillage; Soil conservation; Irrigation;
Nutrient availability; Ammonium; Environmental impact;
Research; Literature reviews
4 NAL Call. No.: S604.E35
An assessment of Great Lakes tillage practices and their
potential impact on water quality.
Logan, T.J.
Chelsea, Mich. : Lewis Publishers; 1987.
Effects of conservation tillage on groundwater quality :
nitrates and pesticides / edited by Terry J. Logan ... [et
al.].. p. 271-276; 1987. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: North central states of U.S.A.; Tillage; Water
composition and quality; Fodder crops; Rotations
5 NAL Call. No.: HC79.E5E5
Basic hydrologic studies for assessing impacts of flow
diversions on riparian vegetation: examples from streams of
the Eastern Sierra Nevada, California, USA.
Kondolf, G.M.; Webb, J.W.; Sale, M.J.; Felando, T.
New York : Springer-Verlag; 1987 Nov.
Environmental management v. 11 (6): p. 757-769. ill., maps;
1987 Nov. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: California; Riparian vegetation; Stream flow;
Losses; Hydrological data; Hydroelectric schemes;
Geomorphology
6 NAL Call. No.: FICHE 290.9 AM32P
Basin scale assessment of best management practices.
Heatwole, C.D.; Bottcher, A.B.; Baldwin, L.B.
St. Joseph, Mich. : The Society; 1985.
Paper - American Society of Agricultural Engineers (Microfiche
collection) (fiche no. 85-2042): 14 p.; 1985. Paper presented
at the 1985 Summer Meeting of the American Society of
Agricultural Engineers. Available for purchase from: The
American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Order Dept., 2950
Niles Road,. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Florida; Water management; Water composition and
quality; Crop husbandry; Animal husbandry; Practice;
Simulation models
7 NAL Call. No.: 290.9 AM32T
Basin scale model for evaluating best management practice
implementation programs.
Heatwole, C.D.; Bottcher, A.B.; Baldwin, L.B.
St. Joseph, Mich. : The Society; 1986 Mar.
Transactions of the ASAE - American Society of Agricultural
Engineers v. 29 (2): p. 439-444. maps; 1986 Mar. Includes 18
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Florida; River basins; Watersheds; Pastures;
Cattle husbandry; Fencing; Watershed management; Grids;
Simulation models; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Losses; Runoff; Water
composition and quality
8 NAL Call. No.: FICHE S-72
Best management practices impacts on water quality in the
appoquinimink watershed.
Ritter, W.F.; Chirnside, A.E.M.; Lake, R.W.
St. Joseph, Mich. : The Society; 1988.
American Society of Agricultural Engineers (Microfiche
collection) (fiche no. 88-2034): 24 p. maps; 1988. Paper
presented at the 1988 Summer Meeting of the American Society
of Agricultural Engineers. Available for purchase from: The
American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Order Dept., 2950
Niles Road, St. Joseph, Michigan 49085. Telephone the Order
Dept. at (616) 429-0300 for information and prices. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Water composition and quality; Groundwater
pollution; Farmland; Soil chemistry; Phosphorus; Nitrates;
Atrazine; Erosion; Farm management; Improvement
9 NAL Call. No.: TD427.P35B47 1990
Best management practices to reduce runoff of pesticides into
surface water : a review and analysis of supporting research.
CIBA-GEIGY Corporation, Agricultural Group, CIBS-GEIGY
Corporation, Agricultural Division, Environmental and Public
Affairs Dept Greensboro, NC : Environmental and Public Affairs
Dept.,; 1992. 47, [10] p. : ill. ; 28 cm. (Technical report
(CIBA-GEIGY Corporation. Agricultural Division. Environmental
and Public Affairs Dept.) ; 92-9.). Cover title. At head of
title: CIBA-GEIGY Corporation, Agricultural Group. Includes
bibliographical references (p. 41-47).
Language: English
Descriptors: Pesticides; Agricultural pollution; Water
10 NAL Call. No.: 290.9 AM32P
BMP effectiveness evaluation using AGNPS and a GIS.
Hession, W.C.; Huber, K.L.; Mostaghimi, S.; Shanholtz, V.O.;
McClellan, P.W. St. Joseph, Mich. : The Society; 1989.
Paper - American Society of Agricultural Engineers (89-2566):
18 p.; 1989. Paper presented at the "1989 International Winter
Meeting sponsored by the American Society of Agricultural
Engineers," December 12-15, New Orleans, Louisiana. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Water quality; Watershed management; Hydrology;
Simulation models
11 NAL Call. No.: 56.9 SO3
Chisel tillage, furrow diking, and surface crust effects on
infiltration. Baumhardt, R.L.; Wendt, C.W.; Keeling, J.W.
Madison, Wis. : The Society; 1992 Jul.
Soil Science Society of America journal v. 56 (4): p.
1286-1291; 1992 Jul. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Texas; Clay loam soils; Infiltration; Chiselling;
Dikes; Furrows; Ponding; Rain; Impact; Kinetic energy; Surface
layers; Crusts; Hydraulic conductivity; Water conservation
Abstract: Chisel tillage and furrow dikes (small earthen dams
constructed in the furrow) are commonly used to increase
infiltration and soil water storage in semiarid regions. Data
quantifying the combined influences of these practices are
limited. Our objective was to determine the effects of chisel
tillage, furrow dikes (with and without ponding), and drop
impact or surface crusts on infiltration. Infiltration rate
(IR) and cumulative infiltration (CI) into an Olton day loam
(fine, mixed, thermic Aridic Paleustoll) were measured by
applying water at 65 and 80 mm h-1 for 1 h using a rotating-
disk-type rainfall simulator. Furrow dikes increased
infiltration under both ponded and nonponded conditions.
Cumulative infiltration was higher when raindrop impact energy
was dissipated and, to some extent, when crusts were removed.
Infiltration rate at the end of water application was lower
with raindrop impact than when raindrop impact was eliminated;
however, there were no differences in the final IR between the
initially crusted and uncrusted soils. There were no
differences in infiltration between chisel-disk and disk
tillage measured during the mid growing season. Furrow dikes
not only detain water on the surface to provide more time for
infiltration, but also increase infiltration through increased
hydraulic head and additional tillage performed during dike
installation or by moving loose soil from the furrow into the
dikes. Our data do not support using the same hydraulic-
conductivity value for both diked and undiked field
conditions, which may cause underestimation of conservation in
furrow-diked fields.
12 NAL Call. No.: A281.9 AG8A
A comparison of tillage systems for reducing soil erosion and
water pollution. Christensen, L.A.; Norris, P.E.
Washington, D.C. : The Department; May 1983.
Agricultural economic report - United States Dept. of
Agriculture (499): 27 p.; May 1983. Available from NTIS,
order no. PB83-209866. Includes 68 references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Tillage practices; Soil erosion; Soil
conservation; Water pollution; Economic impact; Conservation
practices; Yields; Trends
Abstract: Extract: Cropland in minimum tillage rose from 15.8
percent of all cropland in 1973 to 29.1 percent in 1981. The
share for no-till rose from 2.0 to 2.9 percent during the same
period. These conservation tillage systems--minimum tillage
and no-till--can also reduce soil loss up to 99 percent over
conventional tillage. This report looks at trends in the use
of various tillage systems and compares their economic impacts
and effects on soil and water conservation, crop yields, and
pesticide and energy use, using selected results from studies
of tillage systems.
13 NAL Call. No.: 290.9 AM32P
Computer-assisted analysis of best management practices.
Lanier, A.L.; Westerman, P.W.; Smolen, M.D.
St. Joseph, Mich. : The Society; 1989.
Paper - American Society of Agricultural Engineers (89-2531):
p. 151-166; 1989. Paper presented at the 1989 International
Winter Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural
Engineers, December 12-15, 1989, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Water quality; Water management; Databases; Water
pollution
14 NAL Call. No.: S604.C66
Conservation impact a newsletter from the Conservation
Technology Information Center.
Conservation Technology Information Center
West Lafayette, IN : The Center, 1987-; 1987-9999.
v. : ill. ; 28 cm. Title from caption.
Language: English; English
Descriptors: Soil conservation; United States; Periodicals;
Water conservation; United States; Periodicals; Water quality;
United States; Periodicals; Agricultural conservation; United
States; Periodicals
15 NAL Call. No.: 56.8 J822
Conservation practice effects on phosphorus losses from
Southern Piedmont watersheds.
Langdale, G.W.; Leonard, R.A.; Thomas, A.W.
Ankeny, Iowa : Soil Conservation Society of America; 1985 Jan.
Journal of soil and water conservation v. 40 (1): p. 157-161;
1985 Jan. Includes 30 references.
Language: English
Descriptors: South eastern states of U.S.A.; Watersheds;
Tillage; Phosphorus; Runoff water; Soil and water
conservation; Water pollution
16 NAL Call. No.: S604.S7 1983
Conservation tillage effects on water conservation and runoff
: project completion report.
Steichen, James M.; LaForce, Russell W.
United States, Dept. of the Interior, Kansas Water Resources
Research Institute.
Manhattan, Kan. The Institute Springfield, Va. reproduced by
National Technical Information Service; 1983.
iii, 22 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.. (Contribution (Kansas Water
Resources Research Institute) ; no. 226.). Project completion
report for period October 1, 1979 to December 31, 1981.
Prepared for United States Department of the Interior.
"September 1982. "October 1982"--Cover. "PB83-139865".
Bibliography: leaf 21.
Language: English
Descriptors: Conservation tillage; Water conservation; Runoff
17 NAL Call. No.: S671.A66
Considerations for tile drainage-water quality studies in
temperature regions. Milburn, P.; MacLeod, J.
St. Joseph, Mich. : American Society of Agricultural
Engineers; 1991 Mar. Applied engineering in agriculture v. 7
(2): p. 209-215; 1991 Mar. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Water quality; Drainage; Tile drainage; Temperate
zones; Crop management; Discharge; Experimental design
Abstract: Experimental designs of 14 subsurface drainage-
water quality studies conducted over the past 18 years are
reviewed. To more accurately determine mass contaminant flux
and processes, more intense monitoring of drain discharge rate
and drainage water quality is needed than in most past
studies. A recently installed field scale system of subsurface
drainage-water quality plots and associated equipment, capable
of intense, year round monitoring, is described and
preliminary data showing performance of the system is
presented. The material presented should be of interest to
those planning and designing drainage-water quality studies,
or refitting existing drainage installation for water quality
investigations.
18 NAL Call. No.: HC59.S73 1988
Controlling toxic chemicals., 1st ed.
Postel, S.
New York : Norton; 1988.
State of the world, 1988 : a Worldwatch Institute report on
progress toward a sustainable society / project director,
Lester R. Brown ; associate project director, Edward C. Wolf ;
editor, Linda Starke. p. 118-136; 1988. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: U.S.A.; Agricultural chemicals; Toxic substances;
Technical progress; Pesticide side effects; Integrated pest
management; Waste disposal; Adverse effects; Environmental
pollution
19 NAL Call. No.: SD1.S63
Costs of protecting water quality during harvesting on private
forestlands in the southeast.
Lickwar, P.; Hickman, C.; Cubbage, F.W.
Bethesda, Md. : Society of American Foresters; 1992 Feb.
Southern journal of applied forestry v. 16 (1): p. 13-20; 1992
Feb. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Alabama; Florida; Georgia; Harvesting; Logging;
Water quality; Protection; Resource conservation; Economic
analysis; Costs
Abstract: Data on harvest volumes, topography, and other site
and area characteristics were obtained from 22 timber harvests
in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia. An economic analysis was
then used to estimate the marginal costs of implementing each
state's recommended Best Management Practices (BMPs), as well
as a set of enhanced BMPs an these sites. Considering all of
the areas combined, the costs of using the recommended BMPs
averaged 2.9% of gross timber sale revenue, $2.34 per thousand
board feet (mbf) of timber harvested, or $12.45/ac. The cost
of implementing the enhanced BMPs averaged 5.1% of gross
stumpage value, $4.13/mbf, or $21.94/ac. Seed, fertilizer, and
mulch, broad based dips, and water bars were the most
expensive practices on a total cost basis. Culvert
installation, streamside management zones, and road relocation
costs were less expensive for most tracts.
20 NAL Call. No.: HD1775.G4G43
Creams: a system for evaluating best management practices.
Knisel, W.G.; Foster, G.R.; Leonard, R.A.
Athens, Ga. : The Stations; 1983 Dec.
Special publication - University of Georgia, Agriculture
Experiment Stations (23): p. 579-602; 1983 Dec. Paper
presented at a symposium, Sept 21-26, 1980, Athens, Georgia.
Literature review. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: South eastern states of U.S.A.; South central
states of U.S.A.; Computer software; Land management;
Pollution by agriculture
21 NAL Call. No.: 64.9 C33
Dlouhodoba ucinnost kazdorocniho hnojeni kejdou prasat v
osevnim postupu se 100% picnin [Long-term effectiveness of
annual application of pig slurry to crop rotation of fodder
crops].
Skarda, M.; Jokesova, J.
Praha : Ustav; 1985 Sep.
Rostlinna vyroba - Ceskoslovenska akademie zemedelska, Ustav
vedeckotechnickych informaci pro zemedelstvi v. 31 (9): p.
921-934; 1985 Sep. Includes references.
Language: Czech
Descriptors: Fodder crops; Rotation; Pig slurry; Economic
analysis
22 NAL Call. No.: HD156.B55
Economic costs and benefits of degradation and its repair. A.
Issues in the economic evaluation of soil and water
conservation programs. Seckler, D.
London : Methuen; 1987.
Land degradation and society / Piers Blaikie and Harold
Brookfield with contributions by Bryant Allen ... [et al.]..
p. 84-96; 1987. This record corrects IND87077735 which was
entered incorrectly under call number HD6189.T97.
Language: English
Descriptors: Environmental degradation; Cost benefit analysis;
Land productivity; Soil conservation; Water conservation;
Program evaluation; Terraces
23 NAL Call. No.: HD6189.T97
Economic costs and benefits of degradation and its repair. A.
Issues in the economic evaluation of soil and water
conservation programs. Seckler, D.
New Delhi : Shakti Books; 1985.
Tyranny of the household : investigative essays on women's
work / edited by Devaki Jain, Nirmala Banerjee. p. 84-96;
1985.
Language: English
Descriptors: Environmental degradation; Cost benefit analysis;
Land productivity; Soil and water conservation; Program
evaluation; Bench terraces
24 NAL Call. No.: 100 C12CAG
The economic effects of salinity and drainage problems.
Wichelns, D.; Howitt, R.E.; Horner, G.L.; Nelson, D.
Berkeley, Calif. : The Station; 1988 Jan.
California agriculture - California Agricultural Experiment
Station v. 42 (1): p. 10-13. ill; 1988 Jan.
Language: English
Descriptors: California; Crop management; Salinity; Drainage;
High water tables; Economic impact; Yields; Acreage
25 NAL Call. No.: S95.E2
Economic impacts of agriculture technologies that affect water
quality. Tauer, L.W.
Ithaca, N.Y. : New York Agric. Exp. Stations and New York
State College of Agric. & Life Sciences; 1988.
New York's food and life sciences quarterly v. 18 (1/2): p.
27-28; 1988.
Language: English
Descriptors: U.S.A.; Pollution by agriculture; Water
composition and quality; Economic impact; Minimum tillage
systems; Multiple cropping
26 NAL Call. No.: TC401.A5
The economics of silvicultural best management practices.
Dissmeyer, G.E.; Frandsen, E.
Bethesda, Md. : The Association; 1988 Nov.
American Water Resources Association technical publication
series TPS (88-4): p. 77-86; 1988 Nov. In the series
analytic: Nonpoint pollution: 1988--policy, economy,
management, and appropriate technology / edited by V. Novotny.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: U.S.A.; Forest resources; Land resources; Water
resource management; Soil management; Forestry economics;
Forest management; Water pollution; Control; Economic analysis
27 NAL Call. No.: 290.9 AM32P
Edge-of-field water quality impacts and costs of best
management practices in Pennsylvania.
Hamlett, J.M.; Epp, D.J.
St. Joseph, Mich. : The Society; 1989.
Paper - American Society of Agricultural Engineers (89-2560):
29 p. maps; 1989. Paper presented at the "1989 International
Winter Meeting sponsored by the American Society of
Agricultural Engineers," December 12-15, New Orleans,
Louisiana. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Pennsylvania; Soil conservation; Erosion control;
Runoff; Percolation; Sediment
28 NAL Call. No.: TD428.A37T695 1989
The effect of best management practices on nitrogen transport
into Chesapeake Bay.
Staver, K.; Brinsfield, R.; Stevenson, J.C.
Denver, Colo. : U.S. Committee on Irrigation and Drainage;
1989. Toxic substances in agricultural water supply and
drainage : an int environ perspective : papers from the Second
Pan-American Regional Conf of the Int Commission on Irrigation
and Drainage, Ottawa, Canada, June 8-9, 1989. p. 163-179;
1989. Literature review. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Maryland; Water pollution; Coastal areas;
Pollution by agriculture; Nitrogen; Leaching; Groundwater
pollution; Losses from soil systems; Prevention
29 NAL Call. No.: S604.E35
Effect of conservation tillage on processes affecting nitrogen
management. Schepers, J.S.
Chelsea, Mich. : Lewis Publishers; 1987.
Effects of conservation tillage on groundwater quality :
nitrates and pesticides / edited by Terry J. Logan ... [et
al.].. p. 241-250; 1987. Literature review. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Tillage; Nitrates; Leaching; Groundwater; Water
composition and quality
30 NAL Call. No.: FICHE S-72
Effect of conservation tillage on runoff water quality: total,
dissolved and algal-available phosphorus losses.
Mueller, D.H.; Andraski, B.J.; Daniel, T.C.; Lowery, B.
St. Joseph, Mich. : The Society; 1983.
Paper - American Society of Agricultural Engineers (Microfiche
collection) (fiche no. 83-2535): 1 microfiche : ill; 1983.
Paper presented at the 1983 Winter Meeting of the American
Society of Agricultural Engineers. Available for purchase
from: The American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Order
Dept., 2950 Niles Road, St. Joseph, Michigan 49085. Telephone
the Order Dept. at (616) 429-0300 for information and prices.
Includes references.
Language: English
31 NAL Call. No.: FICHE S-72
Effect of land treatment upon flood flow.
Chenoweth, J.W.
St. Joseph, Mich. : The Society; 1986.
American Society of Agricultural Engineers (Microfiche
collection) (fiche no. 86-2017): 26 p. ill., maps; 1986.
Paper presented at the 1986 Summer Meeting of the American
Society of Agricultural Engineers. Available for purchase
from: The American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Order
Dept., 2950 Niles Road, St. Joseph, Michigan 49085. Telephone
the Order Dept. at (616) 429-0300 for information and prices.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Iowa; Tillage; Soil conservation; Erosion
control; Flood control
32 NAL Call. No.: 4 AM34P
Effect of standing small grain stubble on snow cover
characteristics in alternate fallow strip cropping.
Carprio, J.M.; Grunwald, G.K.; Snyder, R.D.; Cleary, E.C.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1986 Jan.
Agronomy journal v. 78 (1): p. 99-106. maps; 1986 Jan.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Montana; Plains; Triticum aestivum; Dry farming;
Strip cropping; Water conservation; Stubble strips; Fallow;
Snow cover; Meltwater; Meltwater; Soil water
33 NAL Call. No.: QH540.J6
Effect of surface application of polyvinyl alcohol on
phosphorus losses in runoff and on corn growth.
Marsh, M.H.; Groenevelt, P.H.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1992 Jan.
Journal of environmental quality v. 21 (1): p. 36-40; 1992
Jan. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Zea mays; Poly(vinyl alcohol); Phosphorus;
Runoff; Losses from soil systems; Surface treatment; Mineral
content; Nutrient content; Loam soils; Crop yield; Plant
height; Erosion; Nutrient availability
Abstract: Phosphorus loading in surface water bodies due to
runoff from cropland is a major concern with respect to water
quality. Losses of water, soil, and different forms of P, from
five runoff plots treated with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), were
compared to losses from five untreated plots. The plots were
on a loam soil with 6.5 to 9.5% slopes. The effect of a single
application of PVA was observed over 2 yr under natural
rainfall. During the first year after application of PVA,
runoff and soil losses were reduced by 56 and 80%
respectively. Extractable P, total P, and dissolved molybdate-
reactive P (DMRP) losses were reduced by 79, 75, and 64%,
respectively. Corn (Zea mays L.) grain yield on the treated
plots was 12% higher than on the control plots. All the above
differences were statistically significant. During the second
year, in which no tillage occurred and no PVA was applied,
total P and DMRP losses were reduced by 42 and 40%,
respectively, by the PVA treatment of the previous year.
Although runoff and soil loss were lower for the treated
plots, these differences were not significant at P = 0.05 (P
values were 0.11 and 0.10, respectively).
34 NAL Call. No.: S544.3.W6W53
Effect of tillage on erosion, runoff and runoff water quality.
Daniel, T.C.; Mueller, D.H.; Andraski, B.J.; Springman, R.E.
Madison, Wis. : The Service; 1988.
Publication - University of Wisconsin, Cooperative Extension
Service (G3432): 5 p.; 1988. In subseries: Farm Management &
Water Quality.
Language: English
Descriptors: Conservation tillage; Erosion control; Runoff;
Water quality; Phosphorus; Water pollution; Manures
35 NAL Call. No.: FICHE S-72
Effect of tillage on infiltration and anion leaching.
Baker, J.L.; Kanwar, R.S.; Laflen, J.M.
St. Joseph, Mich. : The Society; 1986.
American Society of Agricultural Engineers (Microfiche
collection) (fiche no. 86-2544): 12 p.; 1986. Paper presented
at the 1986 Winter Meeting of the American Society of
Agricultural Engineers. Available for purchase from: The
American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Order Dept., 2950
Niles Road, St. Joseph, Michigan 49085. Telephone the Order
Dept. at (616) 429-0300 for information and prices. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Soil conservation; Plowing; Minimum tillage
systems; Leaching; Nitrates; Groundwater pollution
36 NAL Call. No.: SB1.H6
Effect of tillage on the crop-water production function of
sweet corn in western Oregon.
Petersen, K.L.; Mack, H.J.; Cuenca, R.H.
Alexandria, Va. : American Society for Horticultural Science;
1985 Oct. HortScience v. 20 (5): p. 901-903; 1985 Oct.
Includes 10 references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Oregon; Zea mays; Evapotranspiration; Yields; Row
tillage; No-tillage systems
37 NAL Call. No.: QH540.J6
Effect of tillage systems and rainfall patterns on atrazine
distribution in soil.
Sadeghi, A.M.; Isensee, A.R.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1992 Jul.
Journal of environmental quality v. 21 (3): p. 464-469; 1992
Jul. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Maryland; Atrazine; Herbicide residues; Spatial
variation; Spatial distribution; Tillage; No-tillage;
Rhizosphere; Rain; Soil depth; Maize soils; Coastal plain
soils
Abstract: High variability of atrazine
(2-chloro-4-ethylamino-6-isopropylamino-1,3,5 triazine)
residues in soil and shallow groundwater have been reported
under various agricultural management systems. This 2-yr study
was conducted to evaluate atrazine residue levels in soil as
influenced by no-till (NT) vs. conventional-till (CT) under
natural rainfall conditions. Atrazine was applied annually (at
1.34 kg/ha), 1 d after corn (Zea mays L.) planting, to two NT
and two CT plots. Atrazine residues within the 0- to 10-cm
soil depth of CT plots were higher than in the NT plots,
regardless of the difference in the rainfall patterns. Higher
(ca. 61%) mean atrazine residues in the CT plots over NT plots
in 1988 was most likely related to the rainfall that began 12
h after application. In contrast, in 1987, it rained 3 to 4 d
after application and the residues in the CT were only 31%
higher than in NT. These results indicate that even a subtle
difference in rainfall distribution (temporal) can result in
marked spatial variability in the distribution of atrazine.
38 NAL Call. No.: S494.5.W3A3
Effect of upland pasture improvement on nutrient release in
flows from a 'natural' lysimeter and a field drain.
Roberts, G.; Hudson, J.A.; Blackie, J.R.
Amsterdam : Elsevier Scientific; 1986 Sep.
Agricultural water management v. 11 (3/4): p. 231-245. maps;
1986 Sep. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: United Kingdom; Pastures; Grassland improvement;
Upland areas; Fertilizer application; Runoff; Pollution by
agriculture; Water composition and quality; Lysimeters;
Drainage; Flow; Nutrients; Losses from soil systems; Land use;
Tillage
39 NAL Call. No.: FICHE S-72
Effectiveness and impacts of agricultural best management
practices: a systems approach.
Heatwole, C.D.; Dillaha, T.A.; Mostaghimi, S.; Kramer, R.A.
St. Joseph, Mich. : The Society; 1988.
American Society of Agricultural Engineers (Microfiche
collection) (fiche no. 88-2037): 13 p.; 1988. Paper presented
at the 1988 Summer Meeting of the American Society of
Agricultural Engineers. Available for purchase from: The
American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Order Dept., 2950
Niles Road, St. Joseph, Michigan 49085. Telephone the Order
Dept. at (616) 429-0300 for information and prices. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Environmental pollution; Surface water;
Groundwater; Water composition and quality; Soil conservation;
Plant production; Farm management; Systems approach
40 NAL Call. No.: TD223.N36 1992
Effectiveness of agricultural best management practices
implemented in the Taylor Creek/Nubbin Slough watershed and
the Lower Kissimmee River Basin. Gunsalus, B.; Flaig, E.G.;
Ritter, G.
Washington, DC : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; 1992.
Proceedings: the National RCWP Symposium : 10 years of
controlling agricultural nonpoint source pollution : the RCWP
experience : Sept 13-17, 1992, Orlando, Florida. p. 161-171;
1992. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Florida; Water management; Water quality; Water
pollution; Pollution control
41 NAL Call. No.: aSD433.A53
The effectiveness of silvicultural nonpoint source control
programs for several Southern states.
Ice, G.G.
Asheville, N.C. : The Station; 1989 Jan.
General technical report SE - U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station (50):
p. 163-168. maps; 1989 Jan. Paper presented at a "Symposium on
the Forested Wetlands of the Southern United States," July
12-14, 1988, Orlando, Florida. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: South eastern states of U.S.A.; Water pollution;
Silviculture; Wetlands; Legislation
42 NAL Call. No.: TD930.I57 1985
Effects of a settling basin and tiled infiltration bed on
runoff from a paved feedlot.
Edwards, W.M.; Owens, L.B.; White, R.K.; Fausey, N.R.
St. Joseph, Mich. : American Society of Agricultural
Engineers; 1985. Agricultural waste utilization and management
: proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on
Agricultural Wastes, December 16-17, 1985, Hyatt Regency
Chicago, Illinois Center, Chicago, Illinois. p. 737-744. ill;
1985. (ASAE publication ; 13-85). Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: U.S.A.; Humid zones; Feedlot effluent; Feedlot
wastes; Runoff control; Infiltration; Tiles; Hydrology;
Discharges; Chemical analysis
43 NAL Call. No.: FICHE S-72
Effects of agricultural best management practices on ground
water in Maryland: study design.
McFarland, E.R.
St. Joseph, Mich. : The Society; 1987.
American Society of Agricultural Engineers (Microfiche
collection) (fiche no. 87-2103): 14 p. maps; 1987. Paper
presented at the 1987 Summer Meeting of the American Society
of Agricultural Engineers. Available for purchase from: The
American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Order Dept., 2950
Niles Road, St. Joseph, Michigan 49085. Telephone the Order
Dept. at (616) 429-0300 for information and prices. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Maryland; Groundwater; Hydrology; Water
composition and quality; Groundwater pollution; Agricultural
production
44 NAL Call. No.: S604.E35
Effects of conservation tillage on groundwater quality
nitrates and pesticides.
Logan, Terry James,
Chelsea, Mich. : Lewis Publishers,; 1987.
xviii, 292 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographies and
index.
Language: English
Descriptors: Conservation tillage; Environmental aspects;
Water, Underground; Quality; Nitrates; Environmental aspects;
Pesticides; Environmental aspects
45 NAL Call. No.: QK867.J67
Effects of different management practices on surface water
quality from rice fields in south Louisiana.
Feagley, S.E.; Sigua, G.C.; Bengtson, R.L.; Bollich, P.K.;
Linscombe, S.D. New York, N.Y. : Marcel Dekker; 1992.
Journal of plant nutrition v. 15 (8): p. 1305-1321; 1992.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Louisiana; Flooded rice; Fields; Water quality;
Mineral content; Nutrient content; Pesticide residues; Surface
water; Water management; Cultivation; Flood irrigation;
Sediment
Abstract: Water samples collected in the Mermentau River
Basin over several years at Louisiana Department of
Environmental Quality monitoring sites contained high levels
of total solids and nutrients during the spring that were
highly correlated to pre- and post-plant discharges from rice
fields. This study was developed to evaluate the potential of
selected management practices (MP's) for reducing total
solids, nutrients and pesticides from discharge water in order
to improve the surface water quality in southwest Louisiana.
Five rice plots located on the Rice Research Station in
Crowley, LA represented the different MP's to be evaluated.
The five water seeding MP's were: a.1-no till; a.2-water
cultivation with 30-day settling, a.3-dry cultivation with
clear water planting; a.4-mudding-in with vegetated filter,
and b-mudding-in (control). Quality of discharged water from
rice fields in the Mermentau River Basin was clearly affected
by the different MP's. From the first year of data, all the
MPa's were better than the mudding-in (MPb). The
concentrations of the total solids (kg/ha) in the discharged
water (initial + final drain) for the different MP's were in
the order: MPb(4860) > MPa.3(3906) > MPa.4(3412) > MPa.2(3068)
> MPa.1(1807). The Mpa.3, Mpa.4 and MPb had no detectable
amounts of pesticides being released. The 30-day holding
period (Mpa.2), clear water planting (MPa.3) and the mudding-
in with vegetated filter (MPa.4) were similar as far as TDS,
TSS and TS with the no-till (MPa.1) being the least. The 30-
day holding period (Mpa.2) and the no-till (MPa.1) had less
nutrients, but more pesticides released. Depending on the
priority of the stream problems, different MP's may be more
advantageous than others. All of the selected MP's were better
than the control (MPb), and therefore, should help to improve
water quality.
46 NAL Call. No.: 290.9 AM32T
Effects of manure management and building environments on
swine health and productivity.
Sutton, A.L.; Malayer, J.R.; Diekman, M.A.; Kelly, D.T.;
Jones, D.D.; Long, G.G.
St. Joseph, Mich. : The Society; 1987 Nov.
Transactions of the ASAE - American Society of Agricultural
Engineers v. 30 (6): p. 1764-1771. ill; 1987 Nov. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Gilts; Pig housing; Pig slurry; Waste disposal;
Environmental factors; Ventilation
47 NAL Call. No.: TD403.G7
Effects of nutrient management on nitrate levels in ground
water near Ephrata, Pennsylvania.
Hall, D.W.
Dublin, Ohio : Ground Water Pub. Co; 1992 Sep.
Ground water v. 30 (5): p. 720-730; 1992 Sep. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Pennsylvania; Agricultural land; Manures;
Fertilizers; Application; Groundwater; Water quality;
Application rates; Nitrates; Concentration; Surface water;
Runoff; Wells; Aquifers; Groundwater recharge
48 NAL Call. No.: TD223.N36 1992
Effects of nutrient management on nitrogen flux through a
karst aquifer Conestoga River Headwaters Basin, Pennsylvania.
Hall, D.W.; Risser, D.W.
Washington, DC : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; 1992.
Proceedings: the National RCWP Symposium : 10 years of
controlling agricultural nonpoint source pollution : the RCWP
experience : Sept 13-17, 1992, Orlando, Florida. p. 115-130;
1992. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Pennsylvania; Water management; Nutrients; Water
quality; Groundwater; Pollution control
49 NAL Call. No.: TD223.N36 1992
Effects of nutrient management on surface water quality in a
small watershed in Pennsylvania.
Koerkle, E.H.
Washington, DC : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; 1992.
Proceedings: the National RCWP Symposium : 10 years of
controlling agricultural nonpoint source pollution : the RCWP
experience : Sept 13-17, 1992, Orlando, Florida. p. 193-207;
1992. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Pennsylvania; Watersheds; Nutrients; Water
management; Water quality
50 NAL Call. No.: TD403.G7
Effects of pipe-outlet terracing on ground-water quantity near
Churchtown, Pennsylvania.
Hall, D.W.
Dublin, Ohio : Ground Water Pub. Co; 1993 Jan.
Ground water v. 31 (1): p. 41-49; 1993 Jan. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Pennsylvania; Groundwater recharge; Aquifers;
Farmland; Terracing; Water table
51 NAL Call. No.: TD223.N36 1992
Effects of pipe-outlet terracing on runoff water quantity and
quality at an agricultural field site, Conestoga River
headwaters, Pennsylvania. Lietman, P.L.
Washington, DC : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; 1992.
Proceedings: the National RCWP Symposium : 10 years of
controlling agricultural nonpoint source pollution : the RCWP
experience : Sept 13-17, 1992, Orlando, Florida. p. 97-113;
1992. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Pennsylvania; Runoff water; Terraces; Water
quality; Monitoring
52 NAL Call. No.: FICHE S-72
Effects of residue cover on pesticide losses from conventional
and no-tillage systems.
Kenimer, A.L.; Mostaghimi, S.; Young, R.W.; Dillaha, T.A.;
Shanholtz, V.O. St. Joseph, Mich. : The Society; 1986.
American Society of Agricultural Engineers (Microfiche
collection) (fiche no. 86-2541): 23 p.; 1986. Paper presented
at the 1986 Winter Meeting of the American Society of
Agricultural Engineers. Available for purchase from: The
American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Order Dept., 2950
Niles Road, St. Joseph, Michigan 49085. Telephone the Order
Dept. at (616) 429-0300 for information and prices. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Atrazine; 2,4-d; Losses; Minimum tillage systems;
Crop residues; Rainfall simulators; Runoff water; Water
composition and quality
53 NAL Call. No.: S539.5.A77
Effects of risk perceptions and other characteristics of
farmers and farm operations on the adoption of conservation
tillage practices. Shortle, J.S.; Miranowski, J.A.
New York : Springer; 1986.
Applied agricultural research v. 1 (2): p. 85-90; 1986.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Farm management; Risks; Tillage; Water pollution
54 NAL Call. No.: 292.9 AM34
Effects of sludge and chemical fertilizer application on
runoff water quality. Mostaghimi, S.; Younos, T.M.; Tim, U.S.
Bethesda, Md. : American Water Resources Association; 1992
May. Water resources bulletin v. 28 (3): p. 545-552; 1992 May.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Virginia; Sludges; Nitrogen fertilizers;
Phosphorus fertilizers; Application to land; No-tillage;
Tillage; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Losses from soil systems;
Runoff water; Water quality; Sediment
Abstract: Simulated rainfall was used on experimental field
plots to compare the effect of chemical fertilizer and sludge
application on sediment, nitrogen, and phosphorus in runoff
from no-till and conventional tillage systems. Chemical
fertilizer application under the no-till system resulted in
the least amount of total N and P in surface runoff. However,
sludge application under the no-till system resulted in the
least amount of NO3-N and sediment in surface runoff. The
worst water quality scenarios were observed when either sludge
or chemical fertilizer were surface-applied under a
conventional tillage system. Nitrogen losses from the
conventional tillage system were minimized when sludge was
incorporated into the soil. However, phosphorus and sediment
yield from such a system were significantly higher when
compared to phosphorus and sediment yield from the no-till
system. The results from this study indicate that the use of
sludge on agricultural land under a no-till system can be a
viable alternative to chemical fertilizer for nitrogen and
phosphorus control in runoff. A more cautious approach is
recommended when the sludge is incorporated into the soil in a
conventional tillage system because of potential for high
sediment and phosphorus yield in surface runoff.
55 NAL Call. No.: HD1773.A3N6
Effects of soil and agricultural chemicals management on farm
returns and ground water qualtiy.
Setia, P.; Piper, S.
East Lansing, Mich. : Michigan State University; 1992 Jan.
Review of agricultural economics v. 14 (1): p. 65-80; 1992
Jan. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Corn belt of U.S.A.; Maize; Soybeans; Pesticides;
Agricultural chemicals; Soil management; Groundwater; Water
quality; Leaching; Returns; Tillage; Federal programs;
Conservation
Abstract: Economic and physical simulation models were
utilized to evaluate the effect of alternative soil and
agricultural chemical management systems, implemented under
the Conservation Reserve and Conservation Compliance Programs,
on pesticides' leaching, and returns to fixed farm resources.
Findings of the study show that the selection of appropriate
soil and chemical systems may not only increase farm returns
but may also result in a significant reduction in leaching and
hence ground water degradation.
56 NAL Call. No.: S591.55.K4S64
Effects of tillage and grass filter strips on surface runoff
of water, nitrate, sediment, and atrazine.
Madison, C.E.; Blevins, R.L.; Frye, W.W.
Lexington, Ky. : The Department; 1992.
Soil science news & views - Cooperative Extension Service and
University of Kentucky, College of Agriculture, Department of
Agronomy v. 13 (5): 4 p.; 1992.
Language: English
Descriptors: Runoff; Agricultural chemicals; Sediment;
Farmland; No-tillage; Conservation tillage; Grass strips; Soil
conservation; Filtration; Water conservation; Erosion control;
Water pollution
57 NAL Call. No.: S604.S6 1985
Effects of tillage on quality of runoff water.
Baldwin, P.L.; Frye, W.W.; Blevins, R.L.
Athens, Ga. : Agricultural Experiment Stations, University of
Georgia, [1985?]; 1985.
Proceedings of the 1985 Southern Region No-Till Conference :
July 16-17, 1985, Griffin, Georgia / edited by W.L. Hargrove
and F.C. Boswell and G.W. Langdale. p. 169-174; 1985.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Tillage; Runoff water; Water composition and
quality; Silty soils; Loam soils
58 NAL Call. No.: 290.9 AM32P
Effects of tillage on the preferential movement of pesticides.
Gish, T.J.; Isensee, A.R.; Nash, R.G.; Helling, C.S.
St. Joseph, Mich. : The Society; 1989.
Paper - American Society of Agricultural Engineers (89-2505):
13 p.; 1989. Paper presented at the 1989 International Winter
Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers,
December 12-15, 1989, New Orleans, Louisiana. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Groundwater; Water quality; Pesticides; Tillage
59 NAL Call. No.: S671.A22
Effects on water quality.
Ames, Iowa : The Service; 1990 Nov.
AE - Iowa State University, Cooperative Extension Service
(3051): 3 p.; 1990 Nov. In subseries: Conservation Tillage.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Iowa; Conservation tillage; Sediment;
Agricultural chemicals; Runoff water; Groundwater; Water
quality
60 NAL Call. No.: S539.5.J68
Environmental and economic impacts of pesticide and irrigation
practices: EPIC-PST simulation.
Sabbagh, G.J.; Norris, P.E.; Geleta, S.; Bernado, D.J.;
Elliott, R.L.; Mapp, H.P.; Stone, J.F.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1992 Jul.
Journal of production agriculture v. 5 (3): p. 312-317; 1992
Jul. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Oklahoma; Groundwater pollution; Crop management;
Environmental impact; Economic impact; Pest control;
Irrigation; Computer techniques; Simulation models;
Pesticides; Movement in soil; Runoff
61 NAL Call. No.: SB610.M65
Environmental effects of limited tillage.
Wauchope, R.D.; McDowell, L.L.; Hagen, L.J.
Champaign, Il. : Weed Science Society of America; 1985.
Monograph series of the Weed Science Society of America (2):
p. 266-281; 1985. Literature review. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Minimum tillage systems; Water pollution; Air
pollution; Erosion; Pesticide residues; Weed control
62 NAL Call. No.: S544.3.N6N62
Environmental impacts of conservation tillage.
Cook, M.G.
Raleigh, N.C. : The Service; 1989 Jan.
AG - North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service, North
Carolina State University (407): p. 51-55; 1989 Jan. In
series analytic: Conservation Tillage for Crop Production in
North Carolina, edited by M.G. Cook and W.M. Lewis.
Language: English
Descriptors: North Carolina; Tillage; Soil and water
conservation; Pesticide residues; Groundwater pollution;
Denitrification; Nature conservation; Spraying precautions
63 NAL Call. No.: S604.S87
Environmental implications of conservation tillage: a systems
approach. Bailey, G.W.; Mulkey, L.A.; Swank, R.R. Jr
Chelsea, Mich. : Lewis Publishers; 1985.
A Systems approach to conservation tillage / edited by Frank
M. D'Itri. p. 239-265; 1985. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Tillage; Pollution by agriculture; Pesticides;
Systems analysis
64 NAL Call. No.: 280.8 J822
Environmental quality constraints and farm-level decision
making. Turvey, C.G.
Ames, Iowa : American Agricultural Economics Association; 1991
Dec. American journal of agricultural economics v. 73 (5): p.
1399-1409; 1991 Dec. Paper presented at the annual meetings of
the American Agricultural Economics Association, August 4-7,
1991, Manhattan, Kansas. Discussions by C.B. Moss, p.
1405-1406 and N.E. Harl, p. 1407-1409. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Ontario; Surface water; Watersheds; Soil
compaction; Farm management; Regulations; Environmental
impact; Profitability; Costs; Constraints; Rain; Liabilities;
Externalities; Decision making
65 NAL Call. No.: S583.2.A374
Environmental significance of minimum-tillage.
Thomas, G.W.
Totowa, N.J. : Rowman & Allanheld; 1985.
Agricultural chemicals of the future : invited papers
presented at a symposium held May 16-19, 1983, at the
Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC), Beltsville,
Maryland / James L. Hilton, edit. p. 411-423; 1985.
(Beltsville symposia in agricultural research ; 8). Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: U.S.A.; Minimum tillage systems; Herbicides;
Environmental assessment; Erosion control; Runoff; Leaching;
Pollution
66 NAL Call. No.: 56.8 J822
Erosion, sediment, and economic effects of conservation
compliance in an agricultural watershed.
Prato, T.; Wu, S.
Ankeny, Iowa : Soil and Water Conservation Society of America;
1991 May. Journal of soil and water conservation v. 46 (3): p.
211-214; 1991 May. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Idaho; Watershed management; Erosion control;
Sediment; Tillage; Conservation tillage; Rotations; Contour
ridging
67 NAL Call. No.: HD1750.W4
Estimated economic impact from adoption of water-related
agricultural technology.
Ellis, J.R.; Lacewell, R.D.; Reneau, D.R.
Lincoln, Neb. : Western Agricultural Economics Association;
1985 Dec. Western journal of agricultural economics v. 10 (2):
p. 307-321; 1985 Dec. Literature review. Includes 33
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Economic impact; Water use; Technology;
Groundwater; Irrigation systems; Tillage
68 NAL Call. No.: TD223.N36 1992
Estimation of lag time for water quality response to BMPs.
Clausen, J.C.; Meals, D.W.; Cassell, E.A.
Washington, DC : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; 1992.
Proceedings: the National RCWP Symposium : 10 years of
controlling agricultural nonpoint source pollution : the RCWP
experience : Sept 13-17, 1992, Orlando, Florida. p. 173-179;
1992. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Vermont; Water quality; Watersheds; Watershed
management
69 NAL Call. No.: 100 Or3M no. 817
Evaluating coliform concentrations in runoff from various
animal waste management systems.
Moore, James A.
Corvallis, Or. : Agricultural Experiment Stations, Oregon
State University,; 1988.
iii, 80 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. (Special report / Oregon State
University. Agricultural Experiment Station ; 817). "January
1988"--Cover. Bibliography: p. 67-80.
Language: English
70 NAL Call. No.: TD428.A37E9
Evaluating nutrient and sediment losses from agricultural
lands vegetative filter strips.
Dillaha, T. A.
United States, Environmental Protection Agency, Chesapeake Bay
Program, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University,
Dept. of Agricultural Engineering, Virginia Agricultural
Experiment Station, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University, Dept. of Agronomy
Annapolis, MD : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region
III, Chesapeake Bay Liaison Office,; 1987.
xi, 93 p. : ill., form ; 28 cm. (CBP/TRS ; 4/87). Project
number X-00315-01-0. This study was conducted in cooperation
with the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Departments of Agricultural Engineering and Agronomy and the
Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station. "Chesapeake Bay
Program"--Cover. Includes bibliographical references (p.
67-70).
Language: English
Descriptors: Agricultural pollution; Water; Sediment
transport; Feedlot runoff
71 NAL Call. No.: TD428.A37A36 1983
Evaluating the effectiveness of BMPs (Best Management
Practices) from field studies (Controlling water quality
problems).
Baker, J.L.; Johnson, H.P.
Ames : Iowa State University Press, 1983; 1983.
Agricultural management and water quality / edited by F.W.
Schaller, G.W. Bailey. p. 281-304; 1983. Includes references.
Language: English
72 NAL Call. No.: 292.9 AM34
Evaluation of best management practices for controlling
nonpoint pollution from silvicultural operations.
Lynch, J.A.; Corbett, E.S.
Minneapolis, Minn. : American Water Resources Association;
1990 Feb. Water resources bulletin v. 26 (1): p. 41-52; 1990
Feb. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Forest management; Water pollution; Water
composition and quality; Clearcutting; Silviculture
73 NAL Call. No.: 58.8 C164
Evaluation of best management practices to control phosphorus
nonpoint source pollution.
Rousseau, A.; Dickinson, W.T.; Rudra, R.P.
Ottawa : Canadian Society of Agricultural Engineering; 1987
Jul. Canadian agricultural engineering v. 29 (2): p. 163-168.
maps; 1987 Jul. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Ontario; Water pollution; Pollution by
agriculture; Phosphorus fertilizers; Crop management;
Microwatersheds; Erosion control
74 NAL Call. No.: 292.9 AM34
Evaluation of management practices to control agricultural
pollutants. McTernan, W.F.; Weand, B.L.; Grizzard, T.J.
Minneapolis, Minn. : American Water Resources Association;
1987 Aug. Water resources bulletin v. 23 (4): p. 691-700.
ill., maps; 1987 Aug. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Virginia; Watersheds; Pollution by agriculture;
Land use; Minimum tillage systems; Crop management;
Mathematical models; Water pollution; Runoff; Agricultural
land
75 NAL Call. No.: QH540.J6
Evaluation of nitrogen availability indexes for a sludge
compost amended soil. O'Keefe, B.E.; Axley, J.; Meisinger,
J.J.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1986 Apr.
Journal of environmental quality v. 15 (2): p. 121-128; 1986
Apr. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Sewage sludge; Soil amendments; Nitrogen;
Nutrient availability; Zea mays; Nutrient uptake; Soil testing
76 NAL Call. No.: TD427.P56E92 1989
An Evaluation of the cost effectiveness of agricultural best
management practices and publicly owned treatment works in
controlling phosphorus pollution in the Great Lakes basin.,
Rev. February 1989.. United States, Environmental Protection
Agency, Development Planning & Research Associates
Manhattan, Kan. : DPRA Inc.,; 1989.
1 v. (various foliations) : ill. ; 28 cm. Contract no.
68-01-7047. Includes bibliographical references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Water
77 NAL Call. No.: S590.C63
Evaluation of various nitrogen sources and rates on nitrogen
movement, Pensacola bahiagrass production, and water quality.
Sveda, R.; Rechcigl, J.E.; Nkedi-Kizza, P.
New York, N.Y. : Marcel Dekker; 1992.
Communications in soil science and plant analysis v. 23
(17/20): p. 2451-2478; 1992. In the Special Issue:
International symposium on soil testing and plant analysis in
the global community. Paper presented at the second
international symposium, August 22-27, 1991, Orlando, Florida.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Florida; Paspalum notatum; Ammonium sulfate;
Ammonium nitrate; Application rates; Nitrogen; Movement in
soil; Crop production; Nutrient content; Plant tissues; Water
quality
78 NAL Call. No.: SB317.5.A6
Evaluering van bewaringsbewerkingpraktyke vir 'n braak-
koringstelsel in die sentrale Vrystaat [Evaluation of
conservation tillage practices for a fallow-wheat system in
the central Free State].
Snyman, P.J.; Engelbrecht, C.; Van Der Merwe, S.W.J.
Sunnyside : South African Weed Science Society; 1992.
Applied plant science; Toegepaste plantwetenskap v. 6 (2): p.
65-68; 1992. Includes references.
Language: Afrikaans
Descriptors: South Africa; Triticum; Conservation tillage;
Crop residues; Crop yield; Fallow; Infiltration; Water
conservation
79 NAL Call. No.: TD426.J68
A field study of the effects of soil structure and irrigation
method on preferential flow of pesticides in unsaturated soil.
Ghodrati, M.; Jury, W.A.
Amsterdam : Elsevier; 1992 Oct.
Journal of contaminant hydrology v. 11 (1/2): p. 101-125; 1992
Oct. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: California; Soil pollution; Pesticides;
Formulations; Movement in soil; Irrigation; Soil water
regimes; Tillage; Sandy loam soils
80 NAL Call. No.: 290.9 AM32P
A field system to monitor tillage and crop rotation effects on
groundwater quality.
Kanwar, R.S.; Baker, D.G.; Singh, P.; Noh, K.M.
St. Joseph, Mich. : The Society; 1990.
Paper - American Society of Agricultural Engineers (90-2526):
10 p.; 1990. Paper presented at the "1990 International Winter
Meeting," December 18-21, 1990, Chicago, Illinois. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Groundwater; Water quality; Tillage; Rotations
81 NAL Call. No.: TD171.U5
A "fitting solution" at Snake Creek, Utah.
Wann, D.
Washington, D.C. : Office of Public Awareness; 1986 May.
EPA Environmental Protection Agency journal v. 12 (4): p.
15-16; 1986 May.
Language: English
Descriptors: Utah; Water pollution; Pollution by agriculture;
Phosphorus residual effect; Irrigation; Water management;
Environmental impact reporting
82 NAL Call. No.: FICHE S-72
Ground water models for assessing agricultural best management
practice. Shoemaker, L.L.; Magette, W.L.
St. Joseph, Mich. : The Society; 1987.
American Society of Agricultural Engineers (Microfiche
collection) (fiche no. 87-2021): 13 p.; 1987. Paper presented
at the 1987 Summer Meeting of the American Society of
Agricultural Engineers. Available for purchase from: The
American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Order Dept., 2950
Niles Road, St. Joseph, Michigan 49085. Telephone the Order
Dept. at (616) 429-0300 for information and prices. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Models; Groundwater pollution; Fertilizer
application; Pesticide application; Leaching
83 NAL Call. No.: S590.C63
Ground water nonpoint source management in Nebraska.
Link, M.
New York, N.Y. : Marcel Dekker; 1992.
Communications in soil science and plant analysis v. 23
(17/20): p. 2135-2150; 1992. In the Special Issue:
International symposium on soil testing and plant analysis in
the global community. Paper presented at the second
international symposium, August 22-27, 1991, Orlando, Florida.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Nebraska; Groundwater pollution; Programs; State
government; Water quality; Nitrate; Contamination
84 NAL Call. No.: QK867.J67
Growth and selenium uptake of range plants propagated in
uranium mine soils. Hossner, L.R.; Woodard, H.J.; Bush, J.
New York, N.Y. : Marcel Dekker; 1992.
Journal of plant nutrition v. 15 (12): p. 2743-2761; 1992.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Texas; Panicum coloratum; Cynodon dactylon;
Gramineae; Selenium; Ion uptake; Mineral content; Uranium;
Mine spoil; Shoots; Dry matter accumulation; Cover crops
Abstract: High soil selenium (Se) levels have been found in
association with uranium deposits in Texas. A concern that
high Se concentrations may be found in forages grown on
reclaimed mine lands prompted this investigation. A native
soil sampled near the mining area, and overburden materials
sampled from two Se enriched uranium mine soil sites were
compared in a plant growth study in the greenhouse. Shoot
yields and shoot Se concentration in each of ten grasses
common to the region were determined from plants harvested
three weeks after germination and from shoot regrowth
harvested four weeks after the first harvest. Shoot weights
were reduced for 5 of the 10 species growing in soils with
medium and high Se status. Total shoot weights of Cynodon
dactylon and Panicum coloratum from two harvests were
consistently highest in all soil materials and are highly
recommended for use as a stabilizing cover crop for lands
disturbed from uranium mining. Generally, no correlation was
observed between shoot weight and plant Se concentration or
uptake in the 10 species. However, plant tissue Se
concentrations in all species for at least one of the two
harvest dates were above the 5 mg kg-1 concentration
considered potentially harmful to grazing livestock.
Therefore, none of these species would be a suitable forage
for livestock grazing on reclaimed Se-enriched uranium mining
overburden.
85 NAL Call. No.: QH540.J6
Herbicide residues from winter wheat plots: effect of tillage
and crop management.
Brown, D.F.; McCool, D.K.; Papendick, R.L.; McDonough, L.M.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1985 Oct.
Journal of environmental quality v. 14 (4): p. 521-532; 1985
Oct. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Washington; Triticum aestivum; Pisum sativum;
Metribuzin; Bromoxynil; Residual effects; Soil pollution;
Runoff; Tillage; Crop management; Winter; Erosion
86 NAL Call. No.: SB951.4.E58
Herbicides in surface waters.
Leonard, R.A.
Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press; 1988.
Environmental chemistry of herbicides / editor, R. Grover. v.
1 p. 45-87. ill; 1988. Literature review. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Herbicides; Surface water; Runoff water;
Transport; Distribution; Persistence; Erosion control; Soil
conservation; Tillage; Simulation models; Prediction
87 NAL Call. No.: S604.E35
Hydrologic effects of conservation tillage and their
importance relative to water quality.
Baker, J.L.
Chelsea, Mich. : Lewis Publishers; 1987.
Effects of conservation tillage on groundwater quality :
nitrates and pesticides / edited by Terry J. Logan ... [et
al.].. p. 113-124; 1987. Literature review. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Tillage; Water composition and quality; Hydrology
88 NAL Call. No.: 292.2 AM34
Hydrological response of an agricultural watershed to various
hydrologic and management conditions.
Razavian, D.
Minneapolis, Minn. : American Water Resources Association.
Water resources bulletin v. 26 (5): p. 777-785. maps; 1990
Oct. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Nebraska; Watersheds; Agricultural land;
Pollution; Tillage; Erosion; Sediment yield; Runoff; Catchment
hydrology; Climatic factors; Crops management; Simulation
models
89 NAL Call. No.: 292.8 W295
Hydrological impacts of changing land management practices in
a moderate-sized agricultural catchment.
Potter, K.W.
Washington, D.C. : American Geophysical Union; 1991 May.
Water resources research v. 27 (5): p. 845-855; 1991 May.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Wisconsin; Stream flow; Catchment hydrology;
Conservation tillage; Agricultural land; Land management; Land
use; Soil conservation; Erosion; Runoff; Floods;
Precipitation; Seasonal variation
Abstract: Since the mid-1930s a variety of soil conservation
practices have been applied to agricultural lands throughout
the United States. While intended to reduce soil erosion, if
effective, these practices should alter the hydrology of
streams which drain the treated lands. This hypothesis was
explored for the East Branch of the Pecatonica River, a gaged
221 square mile agricultural catchment in southwestern
Wisconsin. On the basis of the analysis of peak and daily flow
data there has been a decrease in flood peaks and in
winter/spring flood volumes and an increase in hydrologic rise
times and in the contribution of winter/spring snowmelt events
to base flow. These changes do not appear to be due to
climatic variations, reservoir construction, or major land use
changes. Instead, they appear to have resulted from the
adoption of various soil conservation practices, particularly
those involving the treatment of gullies and the adoption of
conservation tillage.
90 NAL Call. No.: GB701.W375 no.91-4006
Hydrology and the hypothetical effects of reducing nutrient
applications of water quality in the Bald Eagle Creek
Headwaters, southeastern Pennsylvania prior to implementation
of agricultural best-management practices. Fishel, David K.;
Langland, Michael J.; Truhlar, Mark V.
Susquehanna River Basin Commission, Pennsylvania, Dept. of
Environmental Resources, Pennsylvania, Bureau of Soil and
Water Conservation, Geological Survey (U.S.),United States,
Environmental Protection Agency, Chesapeake Bay Program
Lemoyne, Pa. : U.S. Geological Survey ; Denver, Colo. : Books
and Open-File Reports Section [distributor],; 1991.
vi, 59 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. (Water-resources investigations
report ; 91-4006). Water-Quality Study for the Chesapeake Bay
Program. Includes bibliographical references (p. 57-59).
Language: English
Descriptors: Stream measurements; Water quality; Fertilizers;
Hydrology
91 NAL Call. No.: 282.9 G7992
The impact of agriculture on water quality in the Great
Plains. Butters, G.; Hickman, J.; Van Schilfgaarde, J.;
Lacewell, R. Lincoln, Neb. : The Council; 1992.
Proceedings - Great Plains Agricultural Council. p. 26-38;
1992. Meeting held June 9-11, 1992 in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Northern plains states of U.S.A.; Southern plains
states of U.S.A.; Water quality; Groundwater; Surface water;
Agricultural production; Environmental impact; Water supply;
Agricultural chemicals; Irrigation; Conservation tillage
92 NAL Call. No.: QH545.P4P4844
The impact of conservation tillage and pesticide use on water
quality: research needs.
Berryhill, W.S. Jr; Lanier, A.L.; Smolen, M.D.
Blacksburg : Virginia Water Resources Research Center, VPI and
State University; 1989.
Pesticides in terrestrial and aquatic environments :
proceedings of a national research conference, May 11-12, 1989
/ edited by Diana L. Weigmann. p. 397-404; 1989. Literature
review. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Pesticides; Runoff; Water pollution; Water
quality; Conservation tillage; Crop residues; Environmental
impact reporting; Groundwater; Literature reviews
93 NAL Call. No.: S601.A34
The impact of fertilizer application techniques on nitrogen
yield from two tillage systems.
Mostaghimi, S.; Younos, T.M.; Tim, U.S
Amsterdam : Elsevier; 1991 Jun14.
Agriculture, ecosystems and environment v. 36 (1/2): p. 13-22;
1991 Jun14. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Virginia; Agricultural land; Hapludults; Silt
loam soils; Nitrogen; Losses from soil systems; Sediment;
Runoff; Water pollution; No-tillage; Tillage; Nitrogen
fertilizers; Subsurface application; Application methods;
Artificial precipitation; Rain; Yields; Nitrate nitrogen;
Ammonium nitrogen; Kjeldahl method; Eutrophication; Surface
water; Movement in soil
94 NAL Call. No.: FICHE S-72
Impact of land application of sewage sludge on runoff water
quality. Mostaghimi, S.; Deizman, M.M.; Dillaha, T.A.;
Hearwole, C.D. St. Joseph, Mich. : The Society; 1988.
American Society of Agricultural Engineers (Microfiche
collection) (fiche no. 88-2041): 18 p.; 1988. Paper presented
at the 1988 Summer Meeting of the American Society of
Agricultural Engineers. Available for purchase from: The
American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Order Dept., 2950
Niles Road, St. Joseph, Michigan 49085. Telephone the Order
Dept. at (616) 429-0300 for information and prices. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Sewage sludge; Tillage; Systems; Application
methods; Runoff water; Water composition and quality;
Sediments; Nitrogen; Losses from soil systems; Runoff control;
Yield response functions
95 NAL Call. No.: 275.29 N272EX
The impact of nitrogen and irrigation management and vadose
zone conditions on ground water contamination by nitrate-
nitrogen.
Watts, D.; Christiansen, A.; Frank, K.; Penas, E.
Lincoln, Neb. : The Service; 1991.
EC - Cooperative Extension Service, University of Nebraska
(91-735): 20 p.; 1991. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Nebraska; Zea mays; Nitrogen; Irrigation;
Groundwater; Pollution
96 NAL Call. No.: 290.9 AM32T
Impact of pesticides on shallow groundwater quality.
Gish, T.J.; Isensee, A.R.; Nash, R.G.; Helling, C.S.
St. Joseph, Mich. : American Society of Agricultural
Engineers; 1991 Jul. Transactions of the ASAE v. 34 (4): p.
1745-1753; 1991 Jul. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Maryland; Alachlor; Atrazine; Carbofuran;
Cyanazine; Groundwater; Monitoring; Movement in soil;
Pesticide residues; Tillage; Water pollution; Water quality
Abstract: A three-year field study was initiated in 1986 to
determine the impact of tillage practice, mode of pesticide
application, and pesticide formulation on chemical transport.
The 1.28-ha field site was divided into four plots, two each
devoted to no-till and conventional tillage management.
Pesticide transport was evaluated by monitoring the rate of
change in concentrations of pesticides in a shallow perched
water table, located approximately 1 m below the soil surface.
Pesticides monitored included atrazine, alachlor, cyanazine
and carbofuran. All three herbicides were applied as a single
broadcast spray: granular insecticide carbofuran was band-
injected at planting.
97 NAL Call. No.: S590.C63
Impact of rainfall and tillage systems on off-site herbicide
movement. Shaw, D.R.; Smith, C.A.; Hariston, J.E.
New York, N.Y. : Marcel Dekker; 1992.
Communications in soil science and plant analysis v. 23
(15/16): p. 1843-1858; 1992. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Glycine max; Cropping systems; Tillage;
Conservation tillage; Herbicides; Losses from soil; Runoff;
Water pollution
98 NAL Call. No.: FICHE S-72
Impact of tillage practices on pesticide leaching in coastal
plain soils. Brinsfield, R.; Staver, K.; Magette, W.
St. Joseph, Mich. : The Society; 1987.
American Society of Agricultural Engineers (Microfiche
collection) (fiche no. 87-2631): 22 p. ill; 1987. Paper
presented at the 1987 Winter Meeting of the American Society
of Agricultural Engineers. Available for purchase from: The
American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Order Dept., 2950
Niles Road, St. Joseph, Michigan 49085. Telephone the Order
Dept. at (616) 429-0300 for information and prices. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Tillage; Techniques; Herbicide application;
Leaching; Coastal plains; Soil; Groundwater pollution; Water
composition and quality
99 NAL Call. No.: 290.9 AM32P
Impacts of BMP's and water table management on selected
nitrogen processes. Wright, J.A.; Shirmohammadi, A.; Magette,
W.L.; Hill, R.
St. Joseph, Mich. : The Society; 1989.
Paper - American Society of Agricultural Engineers (89-2192):
20 p.; 1989. Paper presented at the 1989 International Summer
Meeting, June 25-28, 1989, Quebec, Canada. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Groundwater; Hydrology; Nitrogen; Losses; Models
100 NAL Call. No.: aS21.A8U5/ARS
Influence of tillage on hydrology in western Iowa.
Hjelmfelt, A.T. Jr; Kramer, L.A.
Washington, D.C. : The Service; 1990.
Reprints - U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural
Research Service [506]: 10 p.; 1990. Indexed from reprint:
Watershed Planning and Analysis in Action Symposium.
Proceedings of IR conference, Watershed Mgt/Ir Div/ASCE. July
9-11, 1990, Durango, CO. p. 405-414.
Language: English
Descriptors: Iowa; Loess soils; Watersheds; Catchment
hydrology; Tillage; Terracing; Pastures; Monoculture; Zea
mays; Runoff; Evapotranspiration; Soil conservation
101 NAL Call. No.: 56.9 SO3
Initial storm effects on macropore transport of surface-
applied chemicals in no-till soil.
Shipitalo, M.J.; Edwards, W.M.; Dick, W.A.; Owens, L.B.
Madison, Wis. : The Society; 1990 Nov.
Soil Science Society of America journal v. 54 (6): p.
1530-1536. ill; 1990 Nov. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Zea mays; No-tillage; Macropores; Macropore flow;
Atrazine; Strontium; Bromides; Movement in soil; Groundwater
pollution; Agricultural chemicals; Rain; Percolation; Leaching
Abstract: Previous research has established that macropores
can rapidly transmit water through soil. This observation has
raised concern that macropores may also promote rapid movement
of agricultural chemicals to groundwater. This is a particular
concern for no-till fields where lack of disruption by tillage
can lead to the development of extensive macropore systems. In
order to investigate the effect of initial rainfall on
chemical transport, strontium bromide hexahydrate (SrBr2.6H2O)
and atrazine (2-chloro-4-ethylamino-6-isopropylamino-s-
triazine) were surface-applied to six 30 by 30 by 30 cm blocks
of undisturbed soil obtained from a 25-yr-old, no-till corn
(Zea mays L.) field with evidence of well-defined macropores
attributable to earthworm activity. Half of the blocks then
received a 1-h 5-mm simulated rain, which did not produce
percolate. Two days later, the blocks received a 0.5-h 30-mm
simulated rain, followed by another 0.5-h 30-mm rain 1 wk
later. The remaining blocks received only the two 30-mm
events. An average of 12% of the applied water passed through
all the blocks during and shortly after the first 30-mm rain.
Bromide, Sr, and atrazine losses in this percolate were 7, 10,
and 2 times less, respectively, from blocks that received the
5-mm rain than from blocks not receiving this initial, light
rain. The second 30-mm rain on the blocks not receiving the
initial 5 mm produced 1.6 X more percolate than the first 30-
mm rain. Yet, transport and flow-weighted average
concentrations of Br, Sr, and atrazine were all reduced. These
results indicated that the first storm after application can
move solutes into the soil matrix, thereby reducing the
potential for transport in macropores during subsequent
rainfall events.
102 NAL Call. No.: TD427.S33K4
Inventory and hazard assessment of Maryland's coastal sand and
gravel wash plants and ponds.
Kerns, Molly Ann
Maryland, Tidewater Administration, Coastal Resources Division
Annapolis, Md. (Tawes State Office Building, Annapolis 21401)
: Dept. of Natural Resources, Coastal Resources Division,;
1988.
1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 28 cm. Prepared for Coastal
Resources Division, Tidewater Administration, Department of
Natural Resources. November 1988, 1st printing. Includes
bibliographical references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Sand and gravel plants; Waste disposal;
Environmental aspects; Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. and Va.);
Settling basins; Environmental aspects; Chesapeake Bay Region
(Md. and Va.); Sediment transport; Environmental aspects;
Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. and Va.)
103 NAL Call. No.: TC823.P52
Irrigation and nitrogen management impacts on ground-water
quality. Ritter, W.F.; Scarborough, R.W.; Chirnside, A.E.M.
New York, N.Y. : The Society; 1988.
Planning now for irrigation and drainage in the 21st century :
proc of a conference : Lincoln, Nebraska, July 18-21, 1988 /
sponsored by the Irrig and Drain Div of the American Soc of
Civil Engineers ; edited by D.R. Hay. p. 468-475; 1988.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Delaware; Groundwater; Water composition and
quality; Irrigation water; Water management; Nitrogen; Nitrate
reduction; Leaching
104 NAL Call. No.: TD223.3.L34
Lake Erie conservation tillage demonstration projects
evaluating management of pesticides, fertilizer, residue to
improve water quality. United States, Environmental Protection
Agency, Great Lakes National Program Office, National
Association of Conservation Districts
S.l. : s.n. :; 1985.
20, [2] p. : ill. ; 28 cm. Cover title.
Language: English
Descriptors: Water quality management; Soil conservation;
Tillage
105 NAL Call. No.: TD201.V57 no.153
Long-term effectiveness and maintenance of vegetative filter
strips.
Dillaha, Theo Alvin; Sherrard, Joseph H.; Lee, D.
Virginia Water Resources Research Center, Geological Survey
(U.S.), Water Resources Division
Blacksburg, VA: Virginia Water Resources Research Center,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
vii, 39 p. ; 23 cm. (Bulletin (Virginia Water Resources
Research Center) ; 153.). VPI/VWRRC-BULL 153. Supported in
part by U.S. Dept. of Interior, as authorized by the Water
Resources Research Act of 1984, P.ii. December 1986.
Bibliography: p. 38-39.
Language: English
Descriptors: Sediment transport; Virginia
106 NAL Call. No.: TC823.I75 1991
Long-term effects of tillage and crop rotation on the leaching
of nitrate and pesticides to shallow groundwater.
Kanwar, R.S.; Stoltenberg, D.E.; Pfeiffer, R.; Karlen, D.L.;
Colvin, T.S.; Honeyman, M.
New York, N.Y. : American Society of Civil Engineers; 1991.
Irrigation and drainage : proceedings of the 1991 national
conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, July 22-26, 1991. p. 655-661;
1991. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Groundwater pollution; Nitrate nitrogen; Tillage;
Rotations; Leaching; Pesticides; Fertilizers
107 NAL Call. No.: 56.8 J822
Maintenance of stormwater BMPS in four Maryland counties: a
status report. Lindsey, G.; Roberts, L.; Page, W.
Ankeny, Iowa : Soil and Water Conservation Society of America;
1992 Sep. Journal of soil and water conservation v. 47 (5): p.
417-422; 1992 Sep. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Maryland; Water management; Storms; Regulations;
Structures; Maintenance
108 NAL Call. No.: 56.8 J822
Management effects on runoff, soil, and nutrient losses from
highly erodible soils in the Southern Plains.
Berg, W.A.; Smith, S.J.; Coleman, G.A.
Ankeny, Iowa : Soil Conservation Society of America; 1988 Sep.
Journal of soil and water conservation v. 43 (5): p. 407-410;
1988 Sep. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Oklahoma; Triticum aestivum; Rangelands; Land
management; Environmental impact reporting; Watersheds; Soil
management; Erosion; Runoff; Sediments; Nitrogen; Phosphorus;
Losses from soil systems; Surveys; No-tillage
109 NAL Call. No.: SF5.B74
Manure management and environmental effects.
Nielsen, V.C.
Haddington : The Society; 1987.
BSAP occasional publication : an occasional publication of the
British Society of Animal Production (11): p. 109-116; 1987.
In the series analytic: Pig housing and the environment /
edited by A.T. Smith and T.L.J. Lawrence. Proceedings of a
Symposium, October 1986, Kenilworth, Scotland. Literature
review. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Pig farming; Pig slurry; Waste disposal;
Environmental pollution; Pollution
110 NAL Call. No.: 275.29 M36B
Maryland farmers' adoption of best management practices for
nonpoint source pollution control.
Lichtenberg, E.; Lessley, B.V.; Howar, H.D.
College Park, Md. : The Service; 1990-1991.
Bulletin - Cooperative Extension Service, University of
Maryland (345): 17 p.; 1990-1991. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Maryland; Water pollution; Water quality; Farm
management; Runoff; Soil chemistry; Cost analysis
111 NAL Call. No.: S590.S48
Mechanized tillage systems effects on soil erosion from an
alfisol in watersheds cropped to maize (Nigeria).
Lal, R.
Amsterdam : Elsevier; July 1984.
Soil & tillage research v. 4 (4): p. 349-360. ill; July 1984.
Includes 14 references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Nigeria
112 NAL Call. No.: S95.E22
A method to measure the environmental impact of pesticides.
Kovach, J.; Petzoldt, C.; Degni, J.; Tette, J.
Geneva, N.Y. : New York (State), Agricultural Experiment
Station, Geneva; 1992.
New York's food and life sciences bulletin (139): 8 p.; 1992.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: New York; Pesticides; Environmental impact;
Integrated pest management; Measurement; Comparisons;
Toxicity; Regulations
113 NAL Call. No.: S590.C63
Minimizing nitrate leaching in agricultural production: how
good can we get?. Magdoff, F.
New York, N.Y. : Marcel Dekker; 1992.
Communications in soil science and plant analysis v. 23
(17/20): p. 2103-2109; 1992. In the Special Issue:
International symposium on soil testing and plant analysis in
the global community. Paper presented at the second
international symposium, August 22-27, 1991, Orlando, Florida.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: U.S.A.; Crop production; Nitrate; Leaching;
Groundwater pollution
114 NAL Call. No.: QH540.J6
Mobility of agrochemicals through soil from two tillage
systems. Levanon, D.; Codling, E.E.; Meisinger, J.J.; Starr,
J.L.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1992 Jan.
Journal of environmental quality v. 22 (1): p. 155-161; 1992
Jan. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Plowing; No-tillage; Nitrate nitrogen; Leaching;
Ammonium nitrate; Atrazine; Carbofuran; Diazinon; Metolachlor;
Movement; Groundwater pollution; Zea mays
Abstract: The fate of agrochemicals is often greatly affected
by the surface-soil conditions in the field. This study was
conducted to characterize the impact of two contrasting
tillage systems on the movement of agrochemicals in soil. The
two tillage systems were plow-tillage (PT) and no-tillage (NT)
for corn (Zea mays L.) production. The study included
incubation and leaching of undisturbed soil columns and
disturbed soil samples from 16-yr plots subject to the two
tillage regimes. The agrochemicals used in the study were
NH4NO3, atrazine (2-chloro-4-ethylamino-6-
isopropylamino-1,3,5-triazine-2,4 diamine), carbofuran (2,3-
dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-7-benzofuranyl methylcarbamate), diazinon
(0,0-diethyl-O-(6-methyl-
2(1-methethyl)-4-pyramidinyl phosphor- othioate), and
metolachlor (2-chloro-N-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-N-(2-
metoxy-1-methylethyl) acetamide). The results of this study
show greater ponded flow movement of all agrochemicals in
soils under PT vs. NT conditions. Strong evidence was found
for preferential flow through the soil, with the chemicals by-
passing much of the soil-matrix under recently plowed soils as
well as NT soils. Nitrate leaching was significantly greater
under PT than NT, apparently due to greater mineralizing
activity of the PT soil compared with the NT soil. The
pesticide movement also tended to be greater under PT than NT.
Caution should be exercised in generalizing to field
conditions, but these data suggest that there can be greater
leaching losses of surface-applied agrochemicals to
groundwater under PT than under NT.
115 NAL Call. No.: 916762(AGE)
Modeling agricultural nonpoint source pollution for economic
evaluation of the Conestoga Headwaters RCWP project.
Crowder, B.M.; Young, C.E.
Washington, D.C. : The Service; 1985 Sep.
ERS staff report - United States Dept. of Agriculture,
Economic Research Service (AGES 850614): 70 p.; 1985 Sep.
Available from NTIS, order no. PB86-102514. Includes
statistical data. Includes 8 references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Pennsylvania; Pollution; Chemicals; Runoff;
Erosion; Nitrites; Manures; Soils; Nutrients
Abstract: Extract: The CREAMS (Chemicals, runoff, and Erosion
from Agricultural Management Systems) model was used to
evaluate soil and nutrient losses for typical field situations
in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. A wide range of field
scenarios was modeled as part of the economic evaluation of
the RCWP (Rural Clean Water Program) project. Best management
practices (BMOs) reduced surface losses of nutrients. Reducing
the amount of nitrogen applied to the field was the only
effective method for reducing percolate losses of nitrates.
Stored manure provides more plant-available nitrogen than does
daily-spread manure.
116 NAL Call. No.: 290.9 AM32P
Modeling animal waste BMP impacts on bacteria levels in runoff
from agricultural lands.
Walker, S.E.; Mostaghimi, S.; Dillaha, T.A.; Woeste, F.E. St.
Joseph, Mich. : The Society; 1989.
Paper - American Society of Agricultural Engineers (89-2008):
p. 1-18; 1989. Paper presented at the "1989 International
Summer Meeting" jointly sponsored by the American Society of
Agricultural Engineers and the Canadian Society of
Agricultural Engineering, June 25-28, 1989, Quebec, Canada.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Animal wastes; Bacterial count; Runoff water;
Simulation models
117 NAL Call. No.: 290.9 AM32T
Modeling animal waste management practices: impacts on
bacteria levels in runoff from agricultural lands.
Walker, S.E.; Mostaghimi, S.; Dillaha, T.A.; Woeste, F.E. St.
Joseph, Mich. : American Society of Agricultural Engineers;
1990 May. Transactions of the ASAE v. 33 (3): p. 807-817.
ill., maps; 1990 May. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Virginia; Animal wastes; Water pollution; Runoff;
Bacteria; Monte carlo method; Simulation models
118 NAL Call. No.: 292.9 AM34
Modeling cost-effectiveness of agricultural nonpoint pollution
abatement programs on two Florida basins.
Heatwole, C.D.; Bottcher, A.B.; Baldwin, L.B.
Minneapolis, Minn. : American Water Resources Association;
1987 Feb. Water resources bulletin v. 23 (1): p. 127-131.
maps; 1987 Feb. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Florida; Pollution by agriculture; Nitrogen;
Phosphorus; Control methods; Water composition and quality;
Cost benefit analysis; Project appraisal; Water resource
management; Models; Coastal areas
119 NAL Call. No.: 292.8 W295
Modeling long-term solute transport in drained unsaturated
zones. Kandil, H.; Miller, C.T.; Skaggs, R.W.
Washington, D.C. : American Geophysical Union; 1992 Oct.
Water resources research v. 28 (10): p. 2799-2809; 1992 Oct.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Unsaturated flow; Transport processes; Solutes;
Drained conditions; Soil water balance; Water table; Water
quality; Prediction; Simulation; Mathematical models;
Algorithms
Abstract: Long-term assessment of solute transport in the
unsaturated zone is an important consideration for irrigation
management, pesticide management, and subsurface contaminant
restoration analysis and design. Mathematical models are often
used to perform such analyses. Modeling fluid flow and solute
transport in the unsaturated zone typically requires solution
of the nonlinear Richards equation and an advective-dispersive
equation for contaminant transport as a function of time. Such
solutions are possible but computationally expensive. A
simplified water balance approach to solve fluid flow in
shallow, drained unsaturated zones has been developed and
refined over the last 15 years. The objectives of this study
were to use results from a water balance model to obtain
solutions for solute transport in drained, shallow water table
soils, and to compare the results with solutions based upon
Richards' equation. Transient soil water flux rates computed
with a water balance model were used as input to a Petrov-
Galerkin advective-dispersive transport model to simulate
solute transport in unsaturated soils. The transport model was
checked for consistency by comparison with an analytical
solution. Sample simulations showed good agreement between a
Richards' equation-based transport model and a water balance-
based transport model. Simulations were performed to show
predicted trends in water quality over 1-year periods.
120 NAL Call. No.: QH545.A1E58
Modeling the impact of conservation tillage practices on
pesticide concentrations in ground and surface waters.
Donigian, A.S. Jr; Carsel, R.F.
Elmsford : Pergamon Press; 1987.
Environmental toxicology and chemistry v. 6 (4): p. 241-250.
ill., maps; 1987. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Minimum tillage systems; Pesticides; Pesticide
residues; Surface water; Groundwater; Leaching; Models
121 NAL Call. No.: TD420.A1P7
Modeling water quality and the effects of agricultural best
management practices in the Iowa River Basin.
Bicknell, B.R.; Donigian, A.S. Jr; Barnwell, T.A.
Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1985.
Water science and technology v. 17 (6/7): p. 1141-1153. maps;
1985. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Iowa; River basins; Water composition and
quality; Pollution by agriculture; Runoff; Simulation models;
Hydrological models; Sediment pollution; Farm management;
Pesticides; Nutrients
122 NAL Call. No.: HD1.A3
Models for systems analysis of potato integrated pest
management. Haith, D.A.; Farmer, G.S.; White, G.B.
Essex : Elsevier Applied Science Publishers; 1987.
Agricultural systems v. 24 (3): p. 183-197; 1987. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: U.S.A.; Solanum tuberosum; Integrated pest
management; Mathematical models; Systems analysis; Decision
making; Water pollution
123 NAL Call. No.: S561.6.I8I35
Monitoring audience response to demonstration projects--
baseline reports: Des Moines County.
Padgitt, S.C.
Ames, Iowa : The Extension; 1990 Jun.
IFM - Iowa State University Extension (8): 29 p.; 1990 Jun.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Iowa; Demonstration farms; Field tests;
Information; Effects; Conservation tillage; Farmers'
attitudes; Groundwater pollution; Water quality; Extension
education; Surveys
124 NAL Call. No.: TD223.P39
Monitoring the effects to the ground water system attributable
to agricultural practices.
Kimball, C.G.
Washington, D.C. : U.S. Environ Protection Agency, Office of
Water Regul and Standards; 1985.
Perspectives on nonpoint source pollution : proceedings of a
national conference, Kansas City, Missouri, May 19-22, 1985.
p. 125-128. maps; 1985. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: South Dakota; Groundwater; Surface water; Water
composition and quality; Monitoring; Tillage; Pesticide
application; Fertilizer application
125 NAL Call. No.: 56.8 J822
Nitrogen leaching sensitivity to evapotranspiration and soil
water storage estimates in EPIC.
Benson, V.W.; Potter, K.N.; Bogusch, H.C.; Goss, D.; Williams,
J.R. Ankeny, Iowa : Soil and Water Conservation Society of
America; 1992 Jul. Journal of soil and water conservation v.
47 (4): p. 334-337; 1992 Jul. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: U.S.A.; Water quality; Nitrogen; Leaching;
Movement in soil; Percolation; Soil water balance;
Evapotranspiration; Soil water; Storage; Estimation;
Methodology; Comparisons; Simulation models; Climatic zones;
Meteorological factors; Geographical distribution; Spatial
variation; Soil variability; Crop growth stage; Crop
management
126 NAL Call. No.: S651.N57
Nitrogen management to minimize adverse effects on the
environment. Aldrich, S.R.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1984.
Nitrogen in crop production : proceedings, symposium, 25-27
May, 1982, Sheffield, Alabama / spon. by National Fertilizer
Development Center of Tennessee Valley Authority ... [et al.]
; Roland D. Hauck. p. 663-673. maps; 1984. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Nitrogen fertilizers; Crop husbandry; Fertilizer
application; Pollution by agriculture
127 NAL Call. No.: TD428.A37N67 1990
North Central Regional Water Quality Conference assessing
agricultural impacts on water quality and identifying
preventive actions to reduce impacts : April 22-25, 1990..
Assessing agricultural impacts on water quality and
identifying preventive actions to reduce impacts
North Central Regional Water Quality Conference 1990 :
University of Minnesota?.
Minn.? : Minnesota Extension Service, Educational Development
Systems?, 1990?; 1990.
1 v. (loose-leaf) : ill. ; 29 cm. Includes bibliographical
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Agricultural pollution; Water quality management;
Water quality
Abstract: This North Central Regional Water Quality
Conference Reference Manual contains numerous publications
which provide the best available information on measures
including pesticide applicator practices to minimize and
prevent groundwater contamination and solve water quality
problems. The six topic areas covered are: 1) site assessment;
2) pest management; 3) nutrient management; 4) waste
management; 5) economics; and 6) policy. Where groundwater
comes from, how it moves and the health effects of groundwater
contamination as well as pesticide surface runoff, leaching,
and exposure concerns are discussed.
128 NAL Call. No.: S589.757.W6N9 1989
Nutrient and pesticide best management practices for Wisconsin
farms.. Best management practices for Wisconsin farms, 1st
ed..
University of Wisconsin--Extension, Wisconsin, Dept. of
Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Madison, WI : University of Wisconsin-Extension,; 1989.
2 v. : ill., maps (some col.) ; 28 cm. (WDATCP technical
bulletin ; ARM-1; Bulletin (University of Wisconsin--
Extension) ; A-3466, A-3467.). Cover title. Vol. 2 is
Summary and implementation framework. "June, 1989"--P. [2] of
cover. Includes bibliographies.
Language: English; English
Descriptors: Agricultural pollution; Farm management;
Agriculture; Pesticides; Fertilizers
Abstract: This manual summarizes recommended nutrient and
pesticide Best Management Practices (BMPs) for pesticide
applicators in the state of Wisconsin to reduce and/or prevent
contamination of water resources by pesticides. It also
includes an implementa tion survey of research assessment
techniques used to determine management research issues, and
cropland and crop-specific assessment techniques. Groundwater
contamination susceptibility in Wisconsin is discussed and
indicated on the map on the inside back cover.
129 NAL Call. No.: TD428.F67E35 1991
On-site assessment of best management practices as an
indicator of cumulative watershed effects in the Flathead
Basin.
Ehinger, William; Potts, Donald F.
Flathead Basin Forest Practices, Water Quality and Fisheries
Cooperative Program
Kalispell, Mont. (723 5th Ave. E., Kalispell 59901) : Flathead
Basin Commission,; 1991.
iv, 137 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. At head of title: Flathead Basin
Forest Practices, Water Quality and Fisheries Cooperative
Program. June 1991. "100 copies of this public document were
published"--P. [4] of cover. Includes bibliographical
references (p. 137) and index.
Language: English
Descriptors: Flathead National Forest (Mont.); Forest
management; Water quality management; Sediment transport
130 NAL Call. No.: TC823.P52
Pesticide and nitrate movement under conservation and
conventional tilled plots.
Steenhuis, T.; Paulsen, R.; Richard, T.; Staubitz, W.;
Andreini, M.; Surface, J.
New York, N.Y. : The Society; 1988.
Planning now for irrigation and drainage in the 21st century :
proc of a conference : Lincoln, Nebraska, July 18-21, 1988 /
sponsored by the Irrig and Drain Div of the American Soc of
Civil Engineers ; edited by D.R. Hay. p. 587-595. ill; 1988.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Pesticides; Nitrates; Soil water movement;
Tillage; Experimental plots; Groundwater pollution; Soil
analysis; Water composition and quality
131 NAL Call. No.: Slide no.339
Pesticide applicator training.. Slide scripts for private
pesticide pesticide applicator training
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Cooperative Extension
Service Fayetteville, Ark.? : University of Arkansas
Cooperative Extension Service, [1989?]; 1989.
266 slides : col. + 1 script. Title from running title on
script. Title on script: Slide scripts for private pesticide
pesticide applicator training.
Language: English
Descriptors: Pesticides; Pests; Pesticide applicators
(Persons); Spraying equipment
Abstract: This private pesticide applicator training slide
program with accompanying script consists of sections on
Integrated Pest Management (IPM); pesticides including
information on labels, formulations, toxicity, entry,
exposure, poisoning symptoms, safe handling, storage and
disposal; application equipment and calibration for
chemigation and broadcast sprayers; pesticides in the
environment, reducing their adverse effects and ground water
contamination risks; and nitrogen management.
132 NAL Call. No.: TD172.J61
Pesticide contamination of ground water in the United States--
a review. Ritter, W.F.
New York, N.Y. : Marcel Dekker; 1990 Feb.
Journal of environmental science and health : Part B :
Pesticides, food contaminants, and agricultural wastes v. 25
(1): p. 1-29; 1990 Feb. Literature review. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: U.S.A.; Pollution by agriculture; Pesticides;
Groundwater pollution; Mathematical models; Environmental
protection; Integrated pest management
133 NAL Call. No.: HD101.S6
Prababilistic cost effectiveness in agricultural nonpoint
pollution control. McSweeney, W.T.; Shortle, J.S.
Experiment, Ga. : The Association; 1990 Jul.
Southern journal of agricultural economics - Southern
Agricultural Economics Association v. 22 (1): p. 95-104; 1990
Jul. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Virginia; Maize; Soybeans; Wheat; Nitrogen;
Pollution by agriculture; Water pollution; Runoff control;
Water composition and quality; Farm management; Watersheds;
Cost analysis; Tillage; No-tillage; Linear programming;
Probabilistic models; Case studies
Abstract: Conceptual weaknesses in the use of costs of
average abatement as a measure of the cost effectiveness of
agricultural nonpoint pollution control are examined. A
probabilistic alternative is developed. The focus is on
methods for evaluating whole-farm pollution control plans
rather than individual practices. As a consequence, the
analysis is presented in a chance-constrained activity
analysis framework because activity analysis procedures are a
practical and well developed device for screening farm plans.
Reliability of control is shown to be as important as
reduction targets in designing farm plans for pollution
control. Furthermore, broad-axe prescriptions of technology in
the form of Best Management Practices may perform poorly with
respect to cost effectiveness.
134 NAL Call. No.: 290.9 AM32T
Predicting runoff of water, sediment, and nutrients from a New
Zealand grazed pasture using CREAMS.
Cooper, A.B.; Smith, C.M.; Bottcher, A.B.
St. Joseph, Mich. : American Society of Agricultural
Engineers; 1992 Jan. Transactions of the ASAE v. 35 (1): p.
105-112; 1992 Jan. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: New Zealand; Grassland management; Grazing
effects; Hydraulic conductivity; Losses from soil systems;
Prediction; Runoff; Water quality; Computers; Simulation
models
Abstract: The ability of the CREAMS model to predict loadings
of runoff, sediment and nutrients from a New Zealand grazed
pasture was evaluated. Before use, CREAMS was adapted to
better represent N and P cycling in grazed pastures and the
seasonal variation in hydraulic conductivity observed at the
site. There was a moderately strong relationship (r2 = 0.81)
between daily surface runoff volumes predicted by this
modified model and volumes measured at the site for 62 events
over a three and one half year period. Although the ability of
the model to predict daily losses of sediment and nutrients
was considerably less (r2 < 0.45), the model was always an
unbiased predictor. This unbiased predictive ability provides
good estimates of losses over longer time scales (e.g.,
seasonal) which is often sufficient when evaluating the
impacts of land use practices on water quality. The adapted
CREAMS model successfully simulated measured reductions in
edge-of-field losses of sediment and nutrient upon
installation of a vegetated filter strip. We conclude that
although CREAMS has limitations in representing the dynamics
of grazed pastures, it shows potential as a water quality
management tool in pastoral watersheds.
135 NAL Call. No.: 290.9 AM32T
Preferential movement of atrazine and cyanazine under field
conditions. Gish, T.J.; Helling, C.S.; Mojasevic, M.
St. Joseph, Mich. : American Society of Agricultural
Engineers; 1991 Jul. Transactions of the ASAE v. 34 (4): p.
1699-1705; 1991 Jul. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Maryland; Atrazine; Cyanazine; Field tests;
Groundwater; Movement in soil; Silt loam soils; Water
pollution
Abstract: The relative importance of preferential pesticide
transport in agricultural soils was determined in a two-phase
study conducted on a silt loam soil in Maryland. The first
phase (1984) consisted of evaluating persistence and mobility
of atrazine
[2-chloro-4-(ethylamino)-6-(isopropylamino)-s-triazine] and
cyanazine [2-chloro-4-(l-cyano-l-methylethylarnino)-6-
ethylamino-s-triazine] under no-tillage corn management. The
second phase (1986) dealt with persistence and mobility of the
same herbicides on fallow tilled soil subjected to frequent,
large water inputs. Although preferential flow was observed
under both treatments and water regimes, the no-till system
had the most rapid movement of herbicide relative to water
inputs. Additionally, all treatments indicated that the
greatest potential movement of surface-applied pesticide
occurred with the first water input subsequent to application.
Once the pesticide has been preferentially transported, it
appears to diffuse into the soil matrix, where it is no longer
subject to significant preferential movement. Based on field
data and calculated mass balance, persistence of atrazine and
cyanazine was unaffected by tillage practice and water regime.
136 NAL Call. No.: SB321.G85
Protecting water quality through effective nitrogen
management. Erhardt, W.H.
Storrs, Conn. : Coop. Ext. Serv., USDA, College of Agriculture
& Natural Resources, Univ. of Conn; 1991 May.
The Grower : vegetable and small fruit newsletter v. 91 (5):
p. 6-7; 1991 May.
Language: English
Descriptors: Nitrogen; Nitrogen fertilizers; Nitrates;
Nitrites; Nitrogen content; Pollution
137 NAL Call. No.: 100 C12CAG
Research results: statewide IPM's first 10 years.
Grieshop, J.I.; Pence, R.A.
Oakland, Calif. : Division of Agriculture and Natural
Resources, University of California; 1990 Sep.
California agriculture v. 44 (5): p. 24-26; 1990 Sep.
Language: English
Descriptors: California; Integrated pest management; Research
projects; Pesticides; Cultural control; Program effectiveness;
Evaluation
138 NAL Call. No.: 290.9 AM32T
Residue, chemical placement, and metolachlor mobility.
Mote, C.R.; Tompkins, F.D.; Allison, J.S.
St. Joseph, Mich. : American Society of Agricultural
Engineers; 1990 Jul. Transactions of the ASAE v. 33 (4): p.
1083-1088. ill; 1990 Jul. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Tillage; No-tillage; Metolachlor; Herbicide
residues; Soil pollution; Rain; Runoff water
Abstract: Monolithic soil cores were used to evaluate the
impact of tillage and point-of-chemical placement on off-site
movement of metolachlor. Nine 254-mm diameter soil cores were
removed from an agriculturally productive field site and
positioned under a rainfall simulator. Provisions were made
for collecting surface runoff and deep seepage from the cores.
A one-time application of metolachlor at a rate of 2.2 kg
active ingredient per ha was made to three bare, tilled
surfaces, three untilled surfaces beneath a covering of wheat
straw, and three untilled surfaces over-the-top of a covering
of wheat straw. The nine cores were subjected to simulated
rainfall events of 26.5 mm per hr intensity at 4, 48, 168,
504, 1008, and 2016 hours after application of metolachlor. A
small quantity of metolachlor exited the cores in both runoff
and in deep seepage water. There were no significant
differences in concentrations of metolachlor in deep seepage
among cores with the three different surface treatments. There
was, however, significantly more metolachlor in runoff from
cores where the chemical was applied over-the-top of wheat
straw. Results, thus, indicate that a contribution to improved
water quality may be made by developing under-residue
herbicide application practices.
139 NAL Call. No.: QH540.J6
Sediment and nutrient loss from clay soils as affected by
tillage. Chichester, F.W.; Richardson, C.W.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1992 Oct.
Journal of environmental quality v. 21 (4): p. 587-590; 1992
Oct. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Texas; No-tillage; Tillage; Soil management; Clay
soils; Triticum aestivum; Zea mays; Sorghum bicolor; Sediment;
Nutrients; Losses from soil; Runoff water; Water pollution;
Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Agricultural land; Watersheds
Abstract: Agricultural source pollution of water resources
has been a source of concern in recent years. Research is
needed to define mechanisms of chemical and sediment loss in
runoff from agricultural land, and to develop management
practices that minimize transport of these pollutants. This
study was designed to compare the effect of no-till (NT) and
conventional chisel-till (CT) soil management on runoff water
volumes, sediment loss, and N and P loss from small watersheds
on a clay soil. Three NT and three CT watersheds located on
Houston Black clay vertisol soil (fine, montmorillonitic,
thermic, Udic Pellusterts) in east central Texas were used for
the study. Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), corn (Zea mays L.)
and sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] were grown
rotationally on the watersheds from 1984 to 1989. Runoff
amounts, sediment loss, and N and P losses were measured for
each rainfall event that produced runoff. Runoff volume was
not changed by tillage system and sediment loss and N and P
losses in runoff were less, on average, from NT than from CT.
Runoff averaged 1.3 ML ha-1 annually for both CT and NT.
Average annual quantities for sediment and nutrient losses
were: 160 kg ha-1 and 1575 kg ha-1 for sediment, 3.8 kg ha-1
and 8.1 kg ha-1 for N, and 0.8 kg ha-1 and 1.5 kg ha-1 for P
for NT and CT, respectively. These results indicate that the
loss of sediment and nutrients from agricultural lands could
be minimized by using NT on clay soils.
140 NAL Call. No.: FICHE S-72
Simulation of BMP alternatives for NPS pollution assessment.
Storm, D.E.; Dilaha, T.A.; Woeste, F.E.
St. Joseph, Mich. : The Society; 1985.
American Society of Agricultural Engineers (Microfiche
collection) (fiche no. 85-2520): 16 p. maps; 1985. Paper
presented at the 1985 Winter Meeting of the American Society
of Agricultural Engineers. Available for purchase from: The
American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Order Dept., 2950
Niles Road, St. Joseph, Michigan 49085. Telephone the Order
Dept. at (616) 429-0300 for information and prices. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Simulation models; Farmland; Water pollution;
Point source; Pollutants; Water composition and quality;
Watersheds
141 NAL Call. No.: QH540.J6
Soil chemistry after eleven annual applications of cattle
feedlot manure. Chang, C.; Sommerfeldt, T.G.; Entz, T.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1991 Apr.
Journal of environmental quality v. 20 (2): p. 475-480; 1991
Apr. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Alberta; Feedlot wastes; Cattle; Application to
land; Plowing; Rotary cultivation; Discing; Application rates;
Organic matter; Soil ph; Electrical conductivity; Copper;
Ammonium; Nitrates; Sodium; Calcium; Chlorides; Sulfates;
Magnesium; Zinc; Bicarbonates; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Leaching;
Irrigated conditions; Soil pollution; Groundwater pollution
Abstract: In a long-term experiment at Lethbridge, AB, the
effects of cattle (Bos sp.) manure on soil characteristics
were determined after 11 annual applications. Manure,
incorporated by cultivating, rototilling or plowing, was
applied annually from 1973 to 1983 at 30, 60, and 90 Mg ha-1
(wet wt.) and 60, 120, and 180 Mg ha-1, respectively, to
nonirrigated and irrigated dark brown Chernozemic (Typic
Haploborolls) clay loam soil. On both the nonirrigated and
irrigated soil, the effects from manure, applied annually at
greater than recommended rates for 11 yr, were minimal on Cu
and NH4 content and substantial on other parameters
determined. There were no significant effects due to tillage
methods on these soil parameters. The effects on these soil
parameters extended to greater depths under irrigation than
under nonirrigation. Most of the applied NH4 was nitrified,
volatilized, or fixed. The accumulation of organic matter,
total N, NO3, total P, available P, soluble Na, Ca+Mg, Cl,
SO4, HCO3, and Zn in the soil increased with increasing rates
of manure applied. The electrical conductivity and sodium
adsorption ratio of the soil increased and the soil pH in the
surface 60 cm of nonirrigated and 90 cm of irrigated decreased
with increased manure rates. The total NO3 accumulation in the
150-cm soil depth was near 1 Mg ha-1, even at recommended
rates, and was high enough to potentially cause soil and water
pollution. The available P accumulated mostly in the surface
soil and might be sufficient to interfere with the nutrient
balance of some crops. Long-term annual application of cattle
manure to southern Alberta soils at maximum recommended rates
[30 mg ha-1 and 60 Mg ha-1 (wet wt.) for nonirrigated and
irrigated land, respectively] is not advisable.
142 NAL Call. No.: 56.8 J822
Soil degdradation and land use changes: A representative-farm
analysis [Illinois Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Act
of 1977, Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of
1972].
Kraft, S.E.; Toohill, T.L.
Ankeny, Iowa : Soil Conservation Society of America; 1984 Sep.
Journal of soil and water conservation v. 39 (5): p. 334-338;
1984 Sep. Includes 13 references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Illinois; Soil degradation; Land use; Farm
management; Analysis; Tillage; No-tillage; Soil conservation;
Law; Programming
143 NAL Call. No.: QH540.J6
Soil tests for estimating labile, soluble, and algae-available
phosphorus in agricultural soils.
Wolf, A.M.; Baker, D.E.; Pionke, H.B.; Kunishi, H.M.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1985 Jul.
Journal of environmental quality v. 14 (3): p. 341-348; 1985
Jul. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: U.S.A.; Agricultural soils; Phosphorus residual
effect; Soil testing; Water pollution
144 NAL Call. No.: 56.8 SO39
Some concepts concerning soil site assessment for water
quality. Mausbach, M.J.; Nielsen, R.D.
Madison, Wis. : Soil Science Society of America; 1991.
Soil survey horizons v. 32 (1): p. 18-25; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Water quality; Land evaluation; Surface water;
Contamination; Groundwater pollution; Contaminants; Nutrients;
Pesticides; Site factors; Soil types; Runoff; Soil water;
Geometry; Vertical movement; Horizontal infiltration; Slope;
Geomorphology; Surface layers; Soil properties; Soil
formation; Land use; Land management; Tillage; Spatial
variation; Temporal variation; Horizons; Profiles; Catchment
hydrology
145 NAL Call. No.: S622.2.S65
Spatial simulation to aid in evaluating and treating erosion
and water quality problems affecting Lake Erie.
Beasley, D.B.
Ankeny, Iowa : Soil Conservation Society of America; 1985.
Soil erosion and conservation / edited by S.A. El-Swaify, W.C.
Moldenhauer, and Andrew Lo. p. 566-573. maps; 1985. Includes
9 references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Canada; U.S.A.; Indiana; Michigan; Ohio;
Agricultural land; River basins; Lakes; Watersheds; Sediment
pollution; Pollution by agriculture; Water pollution;
Eutrophication; Water composition and quality; Monitoring;
Simulation models; Erosion control
146 NAL Call. No.: S539.5.A77
Surface water management for crop production on highly
erodible land. Naderman, G.C.; Hansard, J.R.; Denton, H.P.
New York, N.Y. : Springer; 1990.
Applied agricultural research v. 5 (4): p. 243-254. maps;
1990. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Erosion; Surface water; Water management;
Removal; Water conservation; Crop production; Sedimentation;
Conservation tillage; Cropping systems
Abstract: Management of surface water has four broad
objectives: (1) Appropriate removal of excess water during wet
periods, (2) Water conservation for crop use, (3) On-site
erosion control to protect long-term soil productivity and
reduce short term damages, and (4) Off-site damage prevention
from sedimentation and water pollution. The various techniques
of water management vary in effectiveness for the four
objectives given. However, for production of crops on erodible
land the importance of water conservation to enhance yield and
potential profits must be emphasized. The benefits of water
management for on-site erosion control are well established.
Economic studies, however, conclude that structural approaches
to control on-site erosion are seldom profitable in terms of
protecting soil productivity. The use of a tillage and
cropping system designed for erosion protection is
economically more attractive than structures, especially if
the cropping system does not greatly reduce the total value of
farm products sold. In contrast to the on site losses annual
costs of off-site damages from cropland erosion and runoff are
probably 10 to 55 times as great. Grain crop production on
highly erodible land continues to be difficult and risky.
Whether farmers can achieve this profitably, and with
conservation compliance as defined by the 1985 Food Security
Act, will greatly depend upon the alternative types of land
available and the extent of conservation treatment required.
147 NAL Call. No.: 916762(AGE)
Targeting soil erosion control efforts in a critical
watershed. Park, W.M.; Sawyer, D.G.
Washington, D.C. : The Service; 1985 Dec.
ERS staff report - United States Dept. of Agriculture,
Economic Research Service (AGES850801): 29 p.; 1985 Dec.
Includes statistical data. Includes 13 references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Tennessee; Vegetation types; Watersheds; Erosion
control; Soil conservation; Vegetation; Cost effectiveness
analysis; Water composition and quality
Abstract: Extract: The public cost of reducing erosion in a
west Tennessee watershed pilot program was 34 percent lower
than the national average. The difference was attributed to
the pilot program's emphasis on targeting specific erosion
problems and to the establishment of permanent vegetative
cover on highly eroding land. Even greater use of permanent
vegetative cover, no-till cropping practices, and less
reliance on cover improvement and terraces could reduce
erosion in the area by an additional 32 percent with the same
level of funds. A variable cost-sharing approach to erosion
control may yield even bigger dividends in a targeting
program.
148 NAL Call. No.: TD227.O5A37
Technology Evaluation and Development sub-program of SWEEP.
Findlay, W.I.
Ontario? : s.n., 1988? :.; 1988.
Agricultural chemicals and water quality in Ontario : proc of
a workshop sponsored by the Ontario Water Management Res and
Services Committee : Nov 17-18, 1988, Kitchener, Ontario /
J.A. Stone and L.L. Logan (editors). p. 26-34; 1988.
Language: English
Descriptors: Ontario; Water pollution; Regulations; Government
organizations; Pollution by agriculture; Lakes; Soil
conservation; Programs; Research projects; Technology;
Evaluation; Farm management; Cropping systems; Tillage; Pest
control; Water management
149 NAL Call. No.: 290.9 AM32T
Terrace channel design and evaluation.
Ghidey, F.; Gregory, J.M.; Thompson, A.L.
St. Joseph, Mich. : American Society of Agricultural
Engineers; 1992 Sep. Transactions of the ASAE v. 35 (5): p.
1513-1520; 1992 Sep. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Terraces; Channels; Design; Mathematical models;
Water management
150 NAL Call. No.: TD223.N36 1992
Thinking about a postproject evaluation--start NOW].
Robison, C.W.; Brockway, C.E.
Washington, DC : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; 1992.
Proceedings: the National RCWP Symposium : 10 years of
controlling agricultural nonpoint source pollution : the RCWP
experience : Sept 13-17, 1992, Orlando, Florida. p. 295-299;
1992. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Idaho; Water quality; Water management; Project
implementation; Program evaluation
151 NAL Call. No.: FICHE S-72
Tillage and N-fertilizer management effects on groundwater
quality. Kanwar, R.S.; Baker, J.L.; Baker, D.G.
St. Joseph, Mich. : The Society; 1987.
American Society of Agricultural Engineers (Microfiche
collection) (fiche no. 87-2077): 18 p.; 1987. Paper presented
at the 1987 Summer Meeting of the American Society of
Agricultural Engineers. Available for purchase from: The
American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Order Dept., 2950
Niles Road, St. Joseph, Michigan 49085. Telephone the Order
Dept. at (616) 429-0300 for information and prices. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Groundwater pollution; Water composition and
quality; Agricultural land; Tillage; Nitrogen fertilizers;
Leaching
152 NAL Call. No.: 290.9 AM32T
Tillage and split N-fertilization effects on subsurface
drainage water quality and crop yields.
Kanwar, R.S.; Baker, J.L.; Baker, D.G.
St. Joseph, Mich. : American Society of Agricultural
Engineers; 1988 Mar. Transactions of the ASAE v. 31 (2): p.
453-461. ill; 1988 Mar. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Tillage; Zea mays; Nitrogen; Drainage water;
Water composition and quality; Crop yield; Subsurface drainage
153 NAL Call. No.: 100 SO82 (3)
Tillage effects on agrichemical fate in the soil and aquifer.
Clay, D.E.; Clay, S.A.; Schumacher, T.E.
Brookings, S.D. : The Station; 1991.
TB - Agricultural Experiment Station, South Dakota State
University (97): 2 p. (soil PR 90-40); 1991.
Language: English
Descriptors: South Dakota; Agricultural chemicals; Movement in
soil; Aquifers; Groundwater pollution
154 NAL Call. No.: TD201.V57 no.162
Tillage effects on runoff water quality from sludge-amended
soils. Mostaghimi, Saied
Virginia Water Resources Research Center, Geological Survey
(U.S.), Branch of Water Institute Programs
Blacksburg : Virginia Water Resources Research Center,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University,; 1988.
xi, 81 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. (Bulletin (Virginia Water Resources
Research Center) ; 162.). "Published with funds provided in
part by the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Dept. of the
Interior"--T.p. verso. August 1988. VPI-VWRRC-BULL 162.
Bibliography: p. 77-81.
Language: English
Descriptors: Soil conservation; Methodology; Sewage sludge as
fertilizer; Environmental aspects; Tillage; Environmental
aspects; No-tillage; Environmental aspects; Runoff; Soils;
Composition
155 NAL Call. No.: QH540.J6
Tillage effects on sediment and soluble nutrient losses from a
Maury silt loam soil.
Blevins, R.L.; Frye, W.W.; Baldwin, P.L.; Robertson, S.D.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1990 Oct.
Journal of environmental quality v. 19 (4): p. 683-686; 1990
Oct. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Kentucky; Zea mays; Tillage; Chiselling; No-
tillage; Runoff; Sediment; Runoff water; Ammonium nitrate;
Triple superphosphate; Potassium fertilizers; Triazine
herbicides; Crop yield; Silt loam soils
Abstract: As the role of nonpoint-source contamination of
surface waters becomes more evident, increasingly more
attention is focused on the effects of agricultural practices
on soil erosion and water quality. Tillage systems are known
to affect the amount of water moving over the surface and
through the soil. This study compared the contributions of
three tillage systems used in corn (Zea mays L.) production
with (i) sediment losses and surface runoff and (ii) the
potential for nonpoint-source surface water pollution from N
and P fertilizers and triazine herbicides. Tillage treatments
were no-tillage, chisel-plow tillage, and conventional tillage
(moldboard plow plus secondary tillage). The study site was on
a Maury silt loam (Typic Paleudalfs). Over the 4-yr period,
conventional tillage runoff volume was 576.7 kL ha-1, chisel-
plow 205.7 kL ha-1, and no-tillage 239.9 kL ha-1. Total soil
loss from conventional tillage was 19.79 Mg ha-1, chisel plow
0.71 Mg ha-1, and no-tillage 0.55 Mg ha-1. Amounts of NO3(-),
soluble P, and atrazine leaving the plots in surface runoff
were greatest from conventional tillage and about equal from
chisel-plow and no-tillage. The magnitudes of the losses in
surface runoff water were small for all chemicals measured.
156 NAL Call. No.: 290.9 AM32T
Transport comparison of technical grade and starch-
encapsulated atrazine. Gish, T.J.; Schoppet, M.J.; Helling,
C.S.; Shirmohammadi, A.; Schreiber, M.M.; Wing, R.E.
St. Joseph, Mich. : American Society of Agricultural
Engineers; 1991 Jul. Transactions of the ASAE v. 34 (4): p.
1738-1744; 1991 Jul. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Atrazine; Encapsulation; Groundwater; Leaching;
Movement in soil; Starch; Trickle irrigation; Water pollution
Abstract: The feasibility of using starch-encapsulated
atrazine to minimize convective transport under conditions
favoring preferential flow was evaluated. Forty small,
undisturbed, soil columns (45 cm2 X 3 cm) were removed from an
established no-tillage management site and randomly grouped
into one of five atrazine treatments: 1) technical grade; 2)
borate process, starch-encapsulated; 3) jet-cooked, pearl
starch-encapsulated; 4) jet-cooked, waxy starch-encapsulated;
and 5) untreated control. Columns were drip-irrigated at the
rate of 2.5 cm every three days. Highest atrazine levels, 1.30
mg L-1, were observed in the effluent from columns receiving
technical-grade atrazine after the first irrigation (2.3 pore
volumes), even though piston flow theory indicated that
atrazine should not have appeared before 21.9 pore volumes.
Computer simulations using the general convection-dispersion
equation with first-order dissipation and linear adsorption
also significantly underpredicted atrazine mobility. All
encapsulated formulations, relative to technical-grade,
revealed significantly lower initial atrazine levels in the
effluent. Cumulative effluent concentrations indicate that
after 16.1 pore volumes, 35, 10, 3, and < 1% of the available
atrazine had been leached from the technical-grade, borate,
pearl, and waxy starch formulations, respectively.
157 NAL Call. No.: QH540.J6
The transport of bioavailable phosphorus in agricultural
runoff. Sharpley, A.N.; Smith, S.J.; Jones, O.R.; Berg, W.A.;
Coleman, G.A. Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy;
1992 Jan.
Journal of environmental quality v. 21 (1): p. 30-35; 1992
Jan. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Oklahoma; Texas; Phosphorus; Runoff; Watersheds;
Farmland; Bioavailability; Phosphorus fertilizers; Tillage;
Minimum tillage; No-tillage; Rotations; Fallow; Stubble
mulching; Triticum aestivum; Grasses; Arachis hypogaea;
Sorghum bicolor; Losses from soil systems
Abstract: Bioavailable P (BAP) in agricultural runoff
represents P potentially available for algal uptake and
consists of soluble P (SP) and a variable portion of
particulate P (PP). Evaluation of the impact of agricultural
management on BAP in runoff will aid assessment of the
resultant biological productivity of receiving water bodies.
Soluble P, PP, and bioavailable PP (BPP) (estimated by NaOH
extraction) were determined over a 5-yr period in runoff from
20 unfertilized and fertilized, grassed, and cropped
watersheds in the Southern Plains. Soluble P, BPP, and BAP
loss in runoff was reduced by practices minimizing erosion and
runoff, with respective mean annual amounts ranging from 237
to 122, 1559 to 54, and 1796 to 176 g P ha-1 yr-1 (for peanut-
sorghum [Arachis hypogaea L.-Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] and
native grass watersheds, respectively). However, as vegetative
cover improved, BAP (SP plus BPP) comprised a larger portion
of total P (TP) loss (29% for peanut-sorghum and 88% for
native grass). This results from an increasing contribution to
BAP of SP (13% for peanut-sorghum and 69% for native grass
watersheds) and BPP to P