Effects of conservation tillage on ground water quality : nitrates and pesticides

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Content: Cover Title Page Copyright Page Preface Acknowledgments Contents Section I: Overview of Conservation Tillage Systems in the United States Chapter 1: Overview of Conservation Tillage Chapter 2: Overview of Pest Management for Conservation Tillage System Chapter 3: Overview of Nitrogen Management for Conservation Tillage System Chapter 4: Overview of Rural Nonpoint Pollution in the Lake Erie Basin Section II: Effect of Conservation Tillage Systems on Soil Physical, Chemical, and Biological Processes Chapter 5: Hydrologic Soil Parameters Affected by Tillage Chapter 6: Hydrologic Effects of Conservation Tillage and Their Importance Relative to Water QualityChapter 7: Soil Chemical and Biological Properties As Affected by Conservation Tillage: Environmental Implications Chapter 8: Effect of Conservation Tillage on Biological and Chemical Soil Conditions: Regional and Temporal Variability Section III: Effect of Conservation Tillage Systems on Fate and Transport of Applied Chapter 9: The Effects of Conservation Tillage Practices on Pesticide Volatilization and Degradation Chapter 10: Effect of Conservation Tillage on Pesticide Dissipation Chapter 11: Processes Influencing Pesticide Loss with Water under Conservation TillageChapter 12: Effects of Conservation Tillage on Pesticide Loss with Water Chapter 13: Effect of Conservation Tillage on Fate and Transport of Nitrogen Chapter 14: Effect of Conservation Tillage on Processes Affecting Nitrogen Management Section IV: Selected Topics on Conservation Tillage Systems Chapter 15: Manure Management with Conservation Tillage Chapter 16: An Assessment of Great Lakes Tillage Practices and Their Potential Impact on Water Quality Summary and Conclusions Index