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Main Title Nutrient Content of Rural Runoff in the Upper Wabash River Basin.
CORP Author Federal Water Pollution Control Administration, Evansville, Ind. Ohio River Basin Project.
Year Published 1968
Report Number Work Document-E4;
Stock Number PB-260 096
Additional Subjects River basins ; Water runoff ; Nutrient removal ; Rural areas ; Wabash River ; Soil analysis ; Water pollution sampling ; Municipalities ; Industrial wastes ; Soil erosion ; Ecosystems ; Flow rate ; Tables(Data) ; Watersheds ; Pesticides ;
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NTIS  PB-260 096 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
Water samples were collected once each week during the 1967 water year from four small watersheds representing three different soil associations in a rural area. Three stations on two streams were selected to coincide with U.S.G.S. gaging stations. These streams received municipal and industrial wastes as well as rural runoff. Flow data were obtained during the period of study so watershed runoff could be determined. Loading was determined from nutrient concentrations and flow data. The following determinations were made: air temperature, water temperature, conductivity, field pH, laboratory pH, dissolved oxygen, chlorides, nitrate nitrogen, total Kjeldahl nitrogen, soluble phosphorus, and total phosphorus. From July 21 to September 29, 1967, additional samples were collected every two weeks and analyzed for pesticides. Average concentrations of nitrate nitrogen and soluble phosphorus for the year were higher than those required to stimulate nuisance algal blooms in reservoirs. Pesticide concentration in runoff water was negligible. Statistical tables, charts, and a bibliography are included in the report.