Soil management and ground-water nitrate

Conference · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1989 · American Chemical Society, Division of Environmental Chemistry, Preprints; (USA)

OSTI ID:7244972

Power, J F ^[1]

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1. Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln (USA)

This report discusses the control of nitrates in ground water. Ground water is the primary source of drinking water for most of the rural population and for as much as 50% of the urban population of the United States. Nitrates and other agricultural chemicals can accumulate in ground water beneath agricultural soils if improper soil and crop management practices are used, thereby creating potential health hazards. Modes of chemical introduction into the soil are presented. Results from experiments of crop yield versus fertilizer application are presented.

• OSTI ID: 7244972
• Report Number(s): CONF-8904173--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: American Chemical Society, Division of Environmental Chemistry, Preprints; (USA) Journal Volume: 29:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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540320 -- Environment
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CHEMISTRY
DATA
DRINKING WATER
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
GROUND WATER
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
MEASURING METHODS
NITRATES
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NUMERICAL DATA
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SOIL CHEMISTRY
SURFACE WATERS
WATER
WATER RESERVOIRS