| Main Title |
Effect of Agricultural Land Development on Drainage Waters in the North Carolina Tidewater Region. |
| Author |
Skaggs, R. W. ;
Gilliam, J. W. ;
Sheets, T. J. ;
Barnes., J. S. ;
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| CORP Author |
North Carolina Water Resources Research Inst., Raleigh.;Office of Water Research and Technology, Washington, DC.;Environmental Research Lab., Athens, GA. |
| Year Published |
1980 |
| Report Number |
159; DI-14-34-0001-7174, EPA-R-804778; OWRT-B-102-NC; W81-00037 ; OWRT-B-102-NC(1) |
| Stock Number |
PB81-105959 |
| Additional Subjects |
Runoff ;
Agriculture ;
Water pollution ;
Soil properties ;
Pesticides ;
Rainfall ;
Water table ;
Nitrogen ;
Phosphorus ;
Drainage ;
Coliform bacteria ;
Livestock ;
Flow rate ;
Biochemical oxygen demand ;
Conductivity ;
Tables(Data) ;
North Carolina ;
Agricultural watersheds ;
Tidewater Region(North Carolina) ;
Pesticide residues
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| NTIS |
PB81-105959 |
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 |
299p |
| Abstract |
A three year study was conducted to determine the effects of agricultural drainage and development on hydrology and runoff water quality on high organic soils in the North Carolina Tidewater Region. Experiments were conducted on paired developed and undeveloped sites of three different soils that span the range of soils being developed in the Tidewater Region. Each of the six sites (three developed, three undeveloped) were instrumented to continuously measure the rate of runoff, to sample for water quality and pesticide analyses, and to determine other variables such as rainfall and water table depth. Peak runoff rates occur earlier and are three to four times higher on developed than on similiar undeveloped lands. One potential water quality problem is the movement of fecal organisms from grazed pastures into drainage water. |
| Supplementary Notes |
Also pub. as Rept. no. EPA-600/3-80-087. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
1980 |
| Category Codes |
8H; 68D; 48G; 98 |
| NTIS Prices |
PC A13/MF A01 |
| Primary Description |
600/01 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
323786355 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
