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http://dx.doi.org/10.5389/KSAE.2006.48.7.065

Event Mean Concentration of Nitrogen and Phosphorus from a Dairy and Crop Farming Complex Watershed  

Yoon, Kwang-Sik (Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering, Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, Chonnam National University)
Shirmohammadi, Adel (Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland college Park)
Choi, Woo-Jung (Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering, Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, Chonnam National University)
Jung, Jae-Woon (Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering, Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, Chonnam National University)
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Journal of The Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers / v.48, no.7, 2006 , pp. 65-72 More about this Journal
Abstract
Event mean concentration (EMC) of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) is primary information for non-point source pollution assessment of a watershed. The EMCs for various types of agriculture such as dairy and crop farming under different climate and geologic conditions are not fully investigated. A diary- and cropfarming complex agricultural watershed in Piedmont region in Maryland, USA has been monitored for 10 years as a section 319 national monitoring program of US EPA. Dairy manure was the main source of fertilizer for crop farming in this watershed. Observed mean concentrations of N and P for each event were analyzed. Distribution of EMCs for N and P showed a wide range of variations. Representative EMCs of T-N and $NO_{3}-N$ tended to be higher than those reported for other agricultural watersheds. This study confirmed that site-specific EMC information for various agricultural practices is required for better assessment of non-point source pollution using EMC method.
Keywords
EMC; Agricultural watershed; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Dairy; Manure; NPS; Water quality;
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