Reducing phosphorus runoff from dairy farms.

abstract：:Farmed landscapes are engineered for productivity, and research suggests they contribute a disproportionate share of inorganic C to the Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico. Here we use alkalinity and total organic C (TOC) measurements collected from the Raccoon River of Iowa to (i) evaluate inorganic and organic C co...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Jones CS,Schilling KE

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term water quality records for assessing natural variability, impact of management, and that guide regulatory processes to safeguard water resources are rare for California oak woodland rangelands. This study presents a 20-yr record (1981-2000) of nitrate-nitrogen (NO(3)-N) and suspended sediment export from a ty...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Lewis DJ,Singer MJ,Dahlgren RA,Tate KW

更新日期：2006-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Coastal aquatic ecosystems are increasingly affected by diffuse source nutrient water pollution from agricultural activities in coastal catchments, even though these ecosystems are important from a social, environmental and economic perspective. To warrant sustainable economic development of coastal regions, we need t...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Roebeling PC,Rocha J,Nunes JP,Fidélis T,Alves H,Fonseca S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Is nitrate harmful to humans? Are the current limits for nitrate concentration in drinking water justified by science? There is substantial disagreement among scientists over the interpretation of evidence on the issue. There are two main health issues: the linkage between nitrate and (i) infant methaemoglobinaemia, a...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Powlson DS,Addiscott TM,Benjamin N,Cassman KG,de Kok TM,van Grinsven H,L'Hirondel JL,Avery AA,van Kessel C

更新日期：2008-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The immobilization of Pb in contaminated soils as pyromorphite [Pb(5)(PO(4))(3)Cl, OH, F] through the addition of various phosphate amendments has gained much attention in the remediation community. However, it is difficult to fully determine the speciation and amount of soil Pb converted to pyromorphite by previously...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Scheckel KG,Ryan JA

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations in the atmosphere can stimulate plant growth and yield, whereas ground-level ozone (O3) concentrations cause the opposite effect in many areas of the world. Recent experiments show that elevated CO2 can protect some plants from O3 stress, but this has not been tested for mo...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Heagle AS,Miller JE,Pursley WA

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:China's vegetable production has experienced a rapid growth in recent years. Total production amounted to 522.7 million Mg (1 Mg = 10 g) in 2009, which was more than nine times that in 1980 and represented >50% of the world production. Meanwhile, excessive use of animal manures and chemical fertilizers in vegetable fi...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Yan Z,Liu P,Li Y,Ma L,Alva A,Dou Z,Chen Q,Zhang F

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of different environmental factors on methane oxidation and degradation of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) was investigated in microcosms containing soil sampled at Skellingsted Landfill, Denmark. The soil showed a high capacity for methane oxidation resulting in a maximum oxidation rate of 104 microg C...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Scheutz C,Kjeldsen P

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Copper sulfate (CuSO4) is applied periodically to commercial channel catfish (Ictalurus panctatus) ponds as an algicide or parasiticide. Current understanding of the chemistry of copper in soil-water systems suggests that copper may accumulate in pond sediments, although the forms and potential bioavailability of copp...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Han FX,Hargreaves JA,Kingery WL,Huggett DB,Schlenk DK

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanistic, predictive equations for phosphorus (P) transport in runoff from manure-applied fields constitute a critical knowledge gap for developing nonpoint-source pollution models. We derived two simple equations to describe the P release from animal manure during a rainfall event-one based on first-order P desorp...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Gérard-Marchant P,Walter MT,Steenhuis TS

更新日期：2005-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The organophosphate insecticide phosmet [phosphorodithioic acid, s-((1,3-dihydro-1,3-dioxo-2H-isoindol-2yl)methyl), o,o-dimethyl ester] is used to control red-legged earth mites (Halotydeus destructor), lucerne flea (Sminthurus viridis), and Oriental fruit moth (Cydia molesta) in horticulture and vegetable growing. Th...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Suter HC,White RE,Heng LK,Douglas LA

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ammonia is an important air and water pollutant, but the spatial variation in its concentrations presents technical difficulties in accurate determination of ammonia emissions from animal feeding operations. The objectives of this study were to investigate the relationship between ammonia volatilization and delta15N o...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Hristov AN,Zaman S,Vander Pol M,Ndegwa P,Campbell L,Silva S

更新日期：2009-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Biosolids, effluents, and manures are widely applied to agricultural land and other land with varying degrees of pretreatment or control. Regulations governing land application of biosolids take several broad forms in different countries, including limitations based on rates that do not lead to increases in background...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Schoof RA,Houkal D

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) play an important role in the restoration of ecosystem functions of reclaimed mine soils (RMSs). Postreclamation land use in RMSs affects soil C and N pools and fluxes. We compared the effects of 28-yr-old postreclamation land uses (forest, hay, and pasture) on selected chemical properties ...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Shrestha RK,Lal R

更新日期：2007-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitrate-nitrogen (NO₃-N) loading to surface water bodies from subsurface drainage is an environmental concern in the midwestern United States. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of various land covers on NO₃-N loss through subsurface drainage. Land-cover treatments included (i) conventional corn...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Qi Z,Helmers MJ,Christianson RD,Pederson CH

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soil concentrations and degradation rates of methyl isothio-cyanate (MITC), chloropicrin (CP), 1,3-dichloropropene (1,3-D), and dimethyl disulfide (DMDS) were determined under fumigant application scenarios representative of commercial raised bed, plastic mulched vegetable production systems. Five days after applicati...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Chellemi DO,Ajwa HA,Sullivan DA,Alessandro R,Gilreath JP,Yates SR

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Place-based resource management, such as watershed or ecosystem management, is being promoted to replace the media-focused approach for achieving water quality protection. We monitored the agricultural area of a 740-ha watershed to determine the nature and scale of farm material transfers, N and P balances, and farmer...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Nord EA,Lanyon LE

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Britain, frequent rainfall means that there is a high potential for rapid, direct (incidental) losses of phosphorus (P) to occur after fertilizer or manure application. However, despite the known contribution of P to the eutrophication of water bodies in Britain, such incidental transfers have received little exper...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Preedy N,McTiernan K,Matthews R,Heathwaite L,Haygarth P

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent strategies to reduce elevated nitrate concentrations employ metallic Fe0 as a reductant. Secondary products of Fe0 corrosion include magnetite (Fe3O4), green rust [Fe6(OH)12SO4], and wüstite [FeO(s)]. To our knowledge, no studies have been reported on the reactivity of NO3- with FeO(s). This project was initiat...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Rakshit S,Matocha CJ,Haszler GR

更新日期：2005-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Most phosphorus (P) modeling studies of water quality have focused on surface runoff loses. However, a growing number of experimental studies have shown that P losses can occur in drainage water from artificially drained fields. In this review, we assess the applicability of nine models to predict this type of P loss....

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Radcliffe DE,Reid DK,Blombäck K,Bolster CH,Collick AS,Easton ZM,Francesconi W,Fuka DR,Johnsson H,King K,Larsbo M,Youssef MA,Mulkey AS,Nelson NO,Persson K,Ramirez-Avila JJ,Schmieder F,Smith DR

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In their natural state, river floodplains are heterogeneous and dynamic ecosystems that may retain and remove large quantities of nitrogen from surface waters. We compared the soil nitrogen dynamics in different types of habitat patches in a restored and a channelized section of a Thur River floodplain (northeast Swit...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Shrestha J,Niklaus PA,Frossard E,Samaritani E,Huber B,Barnard RL,Schleppi P,Tockner K,Luster J

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined constraints on soil CO2 respiration in natural oak woodlands, and adjacent vineyards that were converted approximately 30 yr ago from oak woodlands, in the Oakville Region of Napa Valley, California. All sites were located on the same soil type, a Bale (variant) gravelly loam (fine-loamy, mixed, superactiv...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Carlisle EA,Steenwerth KL,Smart DR

更新日期：2006-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Water quality concerns and revised regulations are changing how confined animal feeding operations manage manure. Devising acceptable and feasible changes in manure practices requires a full understanding of the forces shaping current manure management decisions. Previous theoretical models have shown that a wide rang...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Lory JA,Massey RE,Zulovich JM,Hoehne JA,Schmidt AM,Carlson MS,Fulhage CD

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oily food waste (FOG; fat + oil + greases) containing high concentrations of fat, oil and grease is produced by the food service, production, and processing industries. It has a high C to N ratio (90:1) and can recycle soil available N through immobilization and remineralization during its decomposition. Experiments w...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Rashid MT,Voroney RP

更新日期：2005-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The increasing number of polluted watersheds and water bodies with total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) has resulted in increased research to find methods that effectively and universally identify fecal pollution sources. A fundamental requirement to identify such methods is understanding the microbial and chemical proce...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Hall KK,Evanshen BG,Maier KJ,Scheuerman PR

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On-site septic systems require appropriate soil characteristics to provide effective wastewater treatment. The objective of this study was to evaluate siting practices and treatment efficacy of on-site septic systems within the Cannonsville Reservoir watershed (115900 ha) in the state of New York. Using digital soil s...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Day L

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Every year, the production of coal-bed natural gas in the Powder River Basin results in the discharge of large amounts of coal-bed methane water (CBMW) in Wyoming; however, no sustainable disposal methods for CBMW are currently available. A greenhouse study was conducted to evaluate the potential to use CBMW as a sour...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Sintim HY,Zheljazkov VD,Foley ME,Evangelista RL

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1974 to 1984, 543 Mg ha(-1) of biosolids were applied to portions of a land-reclamation site in Fulton County, IL. Soil organic C increased to 5.1% then decreased significantly (p < 0.01) to 3.8% following cessation of biosolids applications (1985-1997). Metal concentrations in amended soils (1995-1997) were not ...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Granato TC,Pietz RI,Knafl GJ,Carlson CR Jr,Tata P,Lue-Hing C

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An emerging poultry manure management practice is in-house windrowing to disinfect the litter. However, this practice is likely to increase emissions of ammonia (NH) and nitrous oxide (NO) from the windrowed litter. The objective of this study was to quantitatively compare NH and NO emissions from broiler houses with ...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Ro KS,Moore PA,Szogi AA,Millner PD

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The European Union Water Framework Directive (WFD) requires Member States to set water quality objectives and identify cost-effective mitigation measures to achieve "good status" in all waters. However, costs and effectiveness of measures vary both within and between catchments, depending on factors such as land use a...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Balana BB,Lago M,Baggaley N,Castellazzi M,Sample J,Stutter M,Slee B,Vinten A

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00