Water Pollution Potential Estimated from Farm Nutrient Budgets
1969
Frink, C. R.
Estimates of the yield of nutrients to waterways from wooded and cultivated land vary considerably. Some of this variability can be attributed to the large variability in the N and P content of runoff water, to analytic uncertainties, and to the difficulties of obtaining accurate flow measurements. As an alternative assessment of agricultural eutrophication, nutrient budgets were derived for the highly specialized dairy farms in the Northeast. This analysis showed that under certain conditions these dairy farms could contribute significant amounts of nutrients, particularly nitrate, to ground water. However, this loss of nutrients can be minimized by providing adequate cropland per cow, by selecting crops and animals that are efficient users of N, and by applying both manure and commercial fertilizers during the growing season.
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