Name: Ground Water Quality and Agricultural Practices
ISBN: 9781003069782

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Ground Water Quality and Agricultural Practices

ABSTRACT

This outstanding reference book deals with effects of various agricultural practices on ground water quality and usage; and ground water management strategies for protection of ground water affected by agriculture.

chapter Chapter 1|5 pages

The U.S.D.A. Agricultural Research Service Commitment to Ground Water Research

chapter Chapter 2|5 pages

National Survey of Pesticides in Drinking Water Wells

chapter Chapter 3|22 pages

Water Conservation for More Crop Production in the Great Plains

chapter Chapter 4|11 pages

Ground Water Conservation Techniques: Potential Impacts on Water Usage and Quality

chapter Chapter 5|10 pages

Conjunctive Use of Surface and Ground Water in the South Platte River Basin: A Case Study of the Central Colorado Water Conservancy District

chapter Chapter 6|16 pages

Ground Water Recharge for Oklahoma--an Analysis of Past and Future Methodology

chapter Chapter 7|18 pages

Effects of Irrigation Practices on Stream-Connected Phreatic Aquifer Systems

chapter Chapter 8|20 pages

Ground Water Contamination from Saltwater Intrusion and Limitations on Agricultural Activities

chapter Chapter 9|16 pages

Economic and Environmental Impacts of Using Municipal Sewage Effluent for Agricultural Production

chapter Chapter 10|9 pages

Soil Testing as a Guide to Prudent Use of Nitrogen Fertilizers in Oklahoma Agriculture

chapter Chapter 11|15 pages

Efficient Nitrogen Fertilization in Agricultural Production Systems

chapter Chapter 12|22 pages

Nitrates and Pesticides in Ground Water: an Analysis of a Computer-Based Literature Search

chapter Chapter 13|10 pages

Behavior and Subsurface Transport of Agrochemicals in Conservation Systems

chapter Chapter 14|31 pages

Impacts of Agricultural Chemicals on Ground Water Quality in Iowa

chapter Chapter 15|10 pages

Assessing Some Potentials for Changing Agronomic Practices and Improving Ground Water Quality—Implications from a 1984 IOWA Survey

chapter Chapter 16|19 pages

Assessment of Empirical Methodologies for Predicting Ground Water Pollution From Agricultural Chemicals

chapter Chapter 17|18 pages

Investigation of Nitrate Contamination in Shallow Ground Waters Near Woodward, Oklahoma

chapter Chapter 18|8 pages

Saline Seep on Wheatland in Northwest Oklahoma

chapter Chapter 19|22 pages

A National Assessment of Ground Water Contamination From Pesticides and Fertilizers

chapter Chapter 20|24 pages

Quantitative Studies of Biodegradation of Petroleum and Some Model Hydrocarbons in Ground Water and Sediment Environments

chapter Chapter 21|10 pages

Interactive Simulation of Chemical Movement in Soil

chapter Chapter 22|16 pages

Regulation of the Agricultural Utilization of Sewage Sludge in New Jersey

chapter Chapter 23|11 pages

Incentives and Institutions to Reduce Pesticide Contamination of Ground Water

chapter Chapter 24|9 pages

Poultry Manure Management and Ground Water Quality: The Delaware Solution

chapter Chapter 25|8 pages

Nitrogen and Ground Water Protection

chapter Chapter 26|14 pages

Ground Water and Agriculture: Addressing the Information Needs of Pennsylvania’s Chesapeake Bay Program

chapter Chapter 27|7 pages

Developing a State Ground Water Policy in the Corn Belt: The Iowa Case

Ground Water Quality and Agricultural Practices