Methodology to quantify the effects of poultry litter application on surface water quality /

Bayou Lake D'Arbonne from various soils within the

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kubeka, Mark Ryan, 1974-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1998.
Subjects:
Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:Bayou Lake D'Arbonne from various soils within the
collected and analyzed. The model greatly
concentrations for all soils within the basin.
dissolved P in runoff to resemble a growth function,
evaluate the potential dissolved phosphorus loading to
evaluated. The model output was compared to actual
field data collected from testing plots within fiends
for three levels of soil phosphorus concentration were
generate these loading curves. The model's ability to
generated for all soils within the watershed. A
hydrologic/water quality model, EPIC, was used to
instead of a linear
ion that is used in EPIC. The equation in EPIC was
modified to reflect the equal relationship defined by
Monroe. Potential dissolved phosphorus loading curves
pasturelands fertilized with poultry litter was
predict the P loading to surface water bodies from
rainfall simulator was used to initiate runoff from
showed the relationship between soil P content and
soil were used to suggest critical soil P
the measured data, and the curves generated for each
the north central region of Louisiana, just west of
The overall focus of this research work was to crographics.
the test plots where runoff water samples will be
underestimated the dissolved P values when compared
watershed. The Lake D'Arbonne watershed is located in
where historical litter applications have been made. A
with actual field data. The field measured values
Item Description:"Major subject: Agricultural Engineering".
Vita.
Physical Description:ix, 94 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (leaves 36-39).