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Main Title Modeling Water Quality and the Effects of Agricultural Best Management Practices in Four Mile Creek, Iowa.
Author Donigian, Jr., Anthony S. ; Imhoff, John C. ; Bicknell, Brian R. ;
CORP Author Anderson-Nichols and Co., Inc., Palo Alto, CA.;Environmental Research Lab., Athens, GA.
Year Published 1983
Report Number EPA-68-03-2895; EPA-600/3-83-067;
Stock Number PB83-250183
Additional Subjects Runoff ; Agriculture ; Water pollution ; Four Mile Creek ; Mathematical models ; Agronomy ; Concentration(Composition) ; Pesticides ; Toxicity ; Fertilizers ; Mortality ; Soil erosion ; Iowa ; Tables(Data) ; Best management practices ; Agricultural watersheds ; HSPF model
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NTIS  PB83-250183 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
This report describes an initial attempt to combine the detailed simulation of agricultural runoff and soil processes, which calculates surface and subsurface pollutant transport to receiving waters, with subsequent simulation of instream transport and transformations. The result is a comprehensive simulation of watershed hydrology and water quality. Comparison of water quality conditions under conventional agronomic practices and Best Management Practices (BMPs) provides the basis for determining the net effects and associated benefits of BMP implementation. Using simulated concentrations of pesticides and other toxic pollutants in conjunction with lethality-duration information, the frequency of acute and chronic toxic conditions can be determined to assess the aquatic impact of proposed practices.