Main Title |
Watershed Planning in the Albemarle-Pamlico Estuarine System. Report 1. Annual Average Nutrient Budgets. |
Author |
Dodd, R. C. ;
McMahon, G. ;
Stichter, S. ;
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CORP Author |
Research Triangle Inst., Research Triangle Park, NC. Center for Environmental Analysis. ;Geological Survey, Raleigh, NC.;North Carolina Dept. of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Raleigh. Albemarle-Pamlico Estuarine Study.;Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. |
Publisher |
Aug 92 |
Year Published |
1992 |
Report Number |
APES-4873-03; APES-92-10; |
Stock Number |
PB94-173366 |
Additional Subjects |
North Carolina ;
Water pollution monitoring ;
Nutrients ;
Pamlico Sound ;
Albemarle Sound ;
Estuaries ;
Watershed management ;
Water pollution sources ;
Point sources ;
Runoff ;
Land use ;
Air water interactions ;
Loading rates ;
Surface waters ;
Tables(Data) ;
Albemarle/Pamlico Estuarine System ;
Nutrient budgets ;
Organic loading ;
National Estuary Program
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB94-173366 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
103p |
Abstract |
The Albemarle-Pamlico (A/P) estuarine system is one of 17 estuaries identified nationwide under EPA's National Estuary Program. The purpose of the study was to estimate annual average nutrient loadings to surface waters in the A/P Study Area. Runoff from various land cover categories, direct input of atmospheric nutrients to surface waters, and point sources were considered. Nutrient sources to groundwater and transport from groundwater to surface waters were not considered. Pollutant loading factors ('export coefficients') were multiplied by the area in various land cover categories to estimate runoff inputs and atmospheric inputs. Output from EPA's Regional Atmospheric Deposition Model (RADM) was also used to estimate atmospheric nitrogen inputs. Nitrogen sources in order of decreasing magnitude are runoff, atmospheric inputs, upstream reservoirs, and point sources. |