Published May 19, 1985
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Gross Erosion Rates, Sediment Yields, and Nutrient Yields for Lake Erie Tributaries: Implications for Targeting
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- 1. Heidelberg College
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Studies of agricultural nonpoint pollution in selected watersheds within the Lake Erie Basin have included estimates of gross erosion rates, as well as measurements of sediment, phosphorus and nitrogen yields. These studies indicate that under conventional management practices average gross erosion rates for watersheds are not reliable indicators of the export of either soluble or sediment associated pollutants. Average gross erosion rates are not even good indicators of sediment yields. Consequently, factors other than gross erosion need to be considered in watershed level targeting for agricultural pollution abatement programs.
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