Soil and Water Quality

Soil and Water Quality
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 541
Release: 1993-02-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0309049334

How can the United States meet demands for agricultural production while solving the broader range of environmental problems attributed to farming practices? National policymakers who try to answer this question confront difficult trade-offs. This book offers four specific strategies that can serve as the basis for a national policy to protect soil and water quality while maintaining U.S. agricultural productivity and competitiveness. Timely and comprehensive, the volume has important implications for the Clean Air Act and the 1995 farm bill. Advocating a systems approach, the committee recommends specific farm practices and new approaches to prevention of soil degradation and water pollution for environmental agencies. The volume details methods of evaluating soil management systems and offers a wealth of information on improved management of nitrogen, phosphorus, manure, pesticides, sediments, salt, and trace elements. Landscape analysis of nonpoint source pollution is also detailed. Drawing together research findings, survey results, and case examples, the volume will be of interest to federal, state, and local policymakers; state and local environmental and agricultural officials and other environmental and agricultural specialists; scientists involved in soil and water issues; researchers; and agricultural producers.

Methods and Practices for Controlling Water Pollution from Agricultural Nonpoint Sources

Methods and Practices for Controlling Water Pollution from Agricultural Nonpoint Sources
Author: United States. Department of Agriculture. Economic Research Service
Publisher:
Total Pages: 100
Release: 1973
Genre: Erosion
ISBN:

Report on methods and practices for controlling water pollution (pollution control) resulting from nonpoint agricultural pollutants - examines erosion control, plant nutrition, fertilization, pesticide control, the application of animal wastes, etc., and includes a glossary. Illustrations, references and statistical tables.

Agricultural Nonpoint Source Pollution

Agricultural Nonpoint Source Pollution
Author: William F. Ritter
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2000-12-15
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781420033083

If you work in the water quality management field, you know the challenges of monitoring and controlling pollutants in our water supply. The increasing problem of agricultural nonpoint source pollution requires complex solutions. Agricultural Nonpoint Source Pollution: Watershed Management and Hydrology covers the latest techniques and methods of managing large watershed areas, with an emphasis on controlling non-point source pollution, especially from agricultural run-off. Written by leading experts, the book includes topics such as: nitrate and phosphorus pollution, pesticide contamination, erosion and sedimentation, water-table management, and watershed management. The authors discuss the effects of agricultural run-off - one of the most intransigent problems now faced by environmental engineers and hydrologists. They explore each issue with an eye towards the integrated management of water quality and water resources over a defined area or region. This single-source reference gives you a complete understanding of the whats, whys, and hows of nonpoint source pollution - and more importantly of how to monitor and manage it. Agricultural Nonpoint Source Pollution: Watershed Management and Hydrology provides a broad but detailed overview that helps you to comprehend the intricacies of the problem and puts you on the path to finding the answers.