• Emphasizes the control of non-point source pollution - especially from agriculture run-off
• Provides a single-source reference covering the latest techniques and methods of managing large watershed areas
• Includes both surface and subsurface processes
• Gives an overview of the problem - its background and magnitude
• Ties together the separate topics and relates them to nonpoint source pollution

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.

Contents

1. Hydrology
2. Soil Erosion and Sedimentation
3. Nitrogen and Water Quality
4. Phosphorus and Water Quality Impacts
5. Pesticides and Water Quality Impacts
6. Nonpoint Source Pollution and Livestock Manure Management
7. Irrigated Agriculture and Water Quality Impacts
8. Agricultural Drainage and Water Quality
9. Water Quality Models
10. Best Management Practices for Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Monitoring

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