WATER QUALITY IMPACTS OF CONSERVATION AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES IN THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA

Autor:	Diane Hits, Walaiporn Intarapapong, Lynn Reinschmiedt
Rok vydání:	2002
Předmět:	Ecology business.industry Conservation agriculture Environmental engineering Tillage Agriculture Erosion Environmental science Water quality Water resource management Surface runoff business Environmental degradation Nonpoint source pollution Earth-Surface Processes Water Science and Technology
Zdroj:	Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 38:507-515
ISSN:	1752-1688 1093-474X
DOI:	10.1111/j.1752-1688.2002.tb04333.x
Popis:	Nonpoint pollution in the form of runoff generated by conventional agricultural practices is one of the major sources of environmental degradation of surface water bodies. Agricultural conservation practices including no-tillage operations have been introduced as alternatives to cope with such challenges. This study attempts to examine the economic and environmental impacts of no-tillage as compared to conventional agricultural practices for cotton, soybeans and corn cultivated in the Mississippi Delta. Impacts in the form of sediment, nutrient and pesticide runoff at farm level are investigated, using the Erosion Productivity Impact Calculator (EPIC).
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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