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| Web URL(s): | http://www.actahort.org/books/661/661_56.htm
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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Petrovic, A. M. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Department of Horticulture, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York |
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| Title: | Managing sports fields to reduce environmental impacts |
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| Section: | Environmental impact and management
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| Meeting Info.: | Proceedings of the First International Conference on Turfgrass Management and Science for Sports Fields, Athens, Greece, June 2-7, 2003 |
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| Source: | Acta Horticulturae. Vol. 661, November 2004, p. 405-412. |
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| Publishing Information: | The Hague: International Society for Horticultural Science |
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| # of Pages: | 8 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: sports turf maintenance; Sports turf; Athletic fields; Surface runoff; Pesticides; Best management practices; Groundwater; Water quality; Surface water; Environmental effects; Surface drainage; Drainage system design; Leaching; Nitrogen; Phosphorus
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| Abstract/Contents: | "To remain useable in wet weather, sports fields are often designed and constructed to rapidly drain excess precipitation. Fields are often "crowned" to provide a sloped surface to drain excess surface water. Other fields require a flat surface and utilize a sand root zone to facilitate rapid internal drainage. Many sports fields are also irrigated to maintain a moist soil profile. From heavy athletic use, portions of sports fields have soils that are heavily compacted that encourage runoff. Factors of rapid drainage, moist soil, sandy soils or heavily compacted soils are important in enhancing the runoff or leaching of nutrients and pesticides. Understanding factors that influence nutrient and pesticide losses allow sports field managers to minimize the impact to surface and ground water quality. Factors important in managing nitrogen and phosphorus losses include: source, season and rate of application, irrigation, turf density and soil factors such as soil moisture level, slope and infiltration. Pesticide runoff and leaching losses are most often a result of limited turf density, pesticide properties and time from application to first large precipitation event. Using best management practices can result in minimal or no impact on the environment while having good sports playing conditions." |
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| ISBN: | 90 6605 306 2 |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 34 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Petrovic, A. M. 2004. Managing sports fields to reduce environmental impacts. Acta Horticulturae. 661:p. 405-412. |
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MSU catalog number: SB 13 .A25 no. 661
MSU catalog number: SB 433 .I55 2003 |
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