Are methylmercury concentrations in the wetlands of Kejimkujik National Park, Nova Scotia, Canada, dependent on geology?

abstract：:Pre-emergence herbicide residues were detected in domestic wells sampled near Tracy, CA. This study sought to determine the source of contamination by comparing soil distribution of diuron [N'-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-N,N-dimethylurea] and hexazinone [3-cyclohexyl-6-(dimethylamino)-1-methyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Prichard T,Troiano J,Marade J,Guo F,Canevari M

更新日期：2005-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:A significant need exists to improve our understanding of the extent of greenhouse gas emissions from the storage of livestock manure to both improve the reliability of inventory assessments and the impact of beneficial management practice adoption. Factors affecting the extent and variability of greenhouse gas emissi...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Le Riche EL,VanderZaag AC,Wood JD,Wagner-Riddle C,Dunfield K,Ngwabie NM,McCabe J,Gordon RJ

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accretion of organic matter in wetlands provides long-term storage for nutrients and other contaminants. Water-table fluctuations and resulting alternate flooded and drained conditions may substantially alter the stability of stored materials including phosphorus (P). To study the effects of hydrologic fluctuation on ...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Pant HK,Reddy KR

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Water resource managers seeking to optimize stream ecosystem services and abstractions of water from watersheds need an understanding of the importance of land use, physical and climatic characteristics, and hydrography on different low flow components of stream hydrographs. Within 33 USGS gaged watersheds of southern...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Morrison AC,Gold AJ,Pelletier MC

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphorus (P) in irrigation runoff may enrich offsite water bodies and streams and be influenced by irrigation water quality and antecedent soil surface conditions. Runoff, soil loss, and P fractions in runoff using reverse osmosis (RO) water or mixed RO and well water (RO/ Tap) were studied in a laboratory sprinkler...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Aase JK,Bjorneberg DL,Westermann DT

更新日期：2001-07-01 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：:Many attempts have been made worldwide to develop methods to identify the areas most threatened by soil degradation. Some soils in afflicted areas may be irreversibly degraded and thus have very little resilience (the ability to restore themselves). For the purpose of assessing the current state of soil degradation in...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Šarapatka B,Bednář M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erosion and runoff from pastures may lead to degradation of surface water. A 2-yr grazing study was conducted to quantify the effects of grazing management on sediment, phosphorus (P), and pathogen loading of streams in cool-season grass pastures. Six adjoining 12.1-ha pastures bisected by a stream in central Iowa wer...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Schwarte KA,Russell JR,Kovar JL,Morrical DG,Ensley SM,Yoon KJ,Cornick NA,Cho YI

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The New Zealand Greenhouse Gas Inventory (the NZ Inventory) uses country-specific data to quantify CH emissions from anaerobic ponds treating dairy farm effluent (315 Gg CO equivalent [CO-e] in 2009). In this study, we used literature data to: (i) evaluate the accuracy of the NZ Inventory's parameters used to quantify...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Chung ML,Shilton AN,Guieysse B,Pratt C

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The New York Phosphorus Index (NY-PI) was introduced in 2001 after the release of the state's first Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) Permit that required a nutrient management plan developed in accordance with NRCS standards. The stakeholder-based approach to development of the NY-PI, combined with a requi...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Ketterings QM,Cela S,Collick AS,Crittenden SJ,Czymmek KJ

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continued inputs of fertilizer and manure in excess of crop requirements have led to a build-up of soil phosphorus (P) levels and increased P runoff from agricultural soils. The objectives of this study were to determine the effects of two tillage practices (no-till and chisel plow) and a range of soil P levels on the...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Daverede IC,Kravchenko AN,Hoeft RG,Nafziger ED,Bullock DG,Warren JJ,Gonzini LC

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sediment delivery from hillslopes to rivers is spatially variable and may lead to long-term delays between initial erosion and related sediment yield at the watershed outlet. Consideration of spatial variability is important for developing sound strategies for water quality improvement and soil protection at the water...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Bonumá NB,Rossi CG,Arnold JG,Reichert JM,Minella JP,Allen PM,Volk M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pH-dependent release of cadmium, copper, and lead from soil materials was studied by use of a stirred flow cell to quantify their release and release rates, and to evaluate the method as a test for the bonding strength and potential mobility of heavy metals in soils. Soil materials from sludge-amended and nonamend...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Sukreeyapongse O,Holm PE,Strobel BW,Panichsakpatana S,Magid J,Hansen HC

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bedding materials may affect air quality in livestock facilities. Our objective in this study was to compare headspace concentrations of ammonia (NH), total reduced sulfides (TRS), carbon dioxide (CO), methane (CH), and nitrous oxide (NO) when pine wood chips ( spp.) and corn stover ( L.) were mixed in various ratios ...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Spiehs MJ,Brown-Brandl TM,Parker DB,Miller DN,Berry ED,Wells JE

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soil contaminated with 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) and spiked with [14C]- and [15N3]-TNT was subjected to an anaerobic-aerobic soil slurry treatment and subsequently analyzed by radiocounting and solid-state 15N nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. This treatment led to a complete disappearance of extractabl...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Knicker H,Achtnich C,Lenke H

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:State and federal regulatory agencies depend on quality field data for determining the effects of agricultural management practices on fumigant emissions to develop sound, science-based policies and regulations on preplant soil fumigants. Field plot tests, using growers' standard field operation procedures, were used ...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Gao S,Hanson BD,Qin R,Wang D,Yates SR

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In confined animal feeding operations, liquid manure systems present special handling and storage challenges because of the large volume of diluted wastes. Water treatment polymers and mineral phosphorus (P) immobilizing chemicals [AI2(SO4)3 x 18H2O, FeCl3-6H2O, and Class C fly ash] were used to determine particulate ...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Dao TH,Daniel TC

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction of sulfonamide antimicrobial agents with smectite clay minerals and humic acid (HA)-clay complexes was investigated in batch experiments to assess the influence of adsorbed humic acid on sulfonamide sorption. Soil HA-clay complexes were produced at HA:clay ratios of 1:5, 1:50, and 1:100 (w/w). Vibratio...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Gao J,Pedersen JA

更新日期：2009-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Although many studies have measured denitrification in stream sediments, few have utilized these data with local water column and sediment measurements to develop a predictive model for NO uptake. In this study, sediment denitrification was measured from cores in five streams under various land uses in south-central M...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Guentzel KS,Hondzo M,Badgley BD,Finlay JC,Sadowsky MJ,Kozarek JL

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forage-based livestock systems have been implicated as major contributors to deteriorating water quality, particularly for phosphorus (P) from commercial fertilizers and manures affecting surface and ground water quality. Little information exists regarding possible magnitudes of nutrient losses from pastures that are...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Sigua GC,Williams MJ,Coleman SW,Starks R

更新日期：2006-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Municipal programs for turfgrass establishment recommend large volume-based application rates of composted municipal biosolids (CMB). This study compared runoff water quality among combinations of two common turfgrass establishment practices and two CMB sources. Bryan- or Austin-CMB were incorporated into 5 cm of soil...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Hansen NE,Vietor DM,Munster CL,White RH,Provin TL

更新日期：2007-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The accumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in soil, plants, and water may impart negative effects on ecosystem and human health. We quantified the concentration and distribution of 41 PAH (n = 32), organic C, total N, and S (n = 140) and investigated PAH sources using a chronosequence of floodplain soi...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Sartori F,Wade TL,Sericano JL,Mohanty BP,Smith KA

更新日期：2010-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Urban landscapes contain a mix of land-use types with different patterns of nitrogen (N) cycling and export. We measured nitrate (NO(3)(-)) leaching and soil:atmosphere nitrous oxide (N(2)O) flux in four urban grassland and eight forested long-term study plots in the Baltimore, Maryland metropolitan area. We evaluated...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Groffman PM,Williams CO,Pouyat RV,Band LE,Yesilonis ID

更新日期：2009-07-23 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：:High ground-level ozone continues to be an important human, animal, and plant health impediment in the United States and especially in California's San Joaquin Valley (SJV). According to California state and regional air quality agencies, dairies are one of the major sources of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Malkina IL,Kumar A,Green PG,Mitloehner FM

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pasture systems in Hawaii are based primarily on kikuyugrass (Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov.). Relationships among kikuyugrass P concentration, animal P requirements, and various soil P determinations are needed to help identify source areas for implementing pasture management strategies to limit P loss via...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Mathews BW,Carpenter JR,Sollenberger LE,Tsang S

更新日期：2005-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Agriculture in the midwestern United States is a major anthropogenic source of nitrous oxide (NO) and is both a source and sink for methane (CH), but the degree to which cropping systems differ in emissions of these gases is not well understood. Our objectives were to determine if fluxes of NO and CH varied among crop...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Osterholz WR,Kucharik CJ,Hedtcke JL,Posner JL

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adding phytase and 25- hydroxycholecalciferol (25-OH D(3)) to broiler diets has been shown effective at reducing total P concentrations in broiler litter. This study was conducted to determine the impact of field application of broiler litter from modified diets on P solubility in litter-amended soils and P losses in ...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： McGrath JM,Sims JT,Maguire RO,Saylor WW,Angel R

更新日期：2009-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The pastoral grazing of farmed red deer (Cervus elaphus) is common in New Zealand. However, red deer have a natural instinct to seek out water and wallow in it. Often, in headwater catchments, they will create a wallow in a wet area connected to a waterway. Aesthetically, wallowing areas can be unpleasant and give the...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： McDowell RW

更新日期：2007-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Agricultural ecosystems are of special interest for monitoring the potential for antibiotic resistance to spread through the environment and contribute to human exposure. Molecular methods, which target DNA, RNA, and other molecular components of bacterial cells, present certain advantages for characterizing and quant...

journal_title：Journal of environmental quality

authors： Luby E,Ibekwe AM,Zilles J,Pruden A

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00