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| Author(s): | Faucette, L. Britt;
Jordan, Carl F.;
Risse, L. Mark;
Cabrera, Miguel;
Coleman, David C.;
West, Larry T. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Faucette: Research Director, Filtrexx International, Atlanta, Georgia; Jordan: Senior Ecologist, Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia; Risse: Associate Professor, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia; Cabrera: Professor, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, University of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia; Coleman: Research Professor, Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia; West: Professor, Department of Crop and Soil Science, University of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Title: | Evaluation of stormwater from compost and conventional erosion control practices in construction activities |
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| Source: | Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. Vol. 60, No. 6, November/December 2005, p. 288-297. |
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| Publishing Information: | Ankeny, IA: Soil and Water Conservation Society |
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| # of Pages: | 10 |
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| Related Web URL: | http://www.jswconline.org/content/60/6/288.abstract
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Erosion control; Construction; Soil loss; Composts; Surface runoff; Hydroseeding; Filter fences
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Soil erosion is considered the biggest contributor to nonpoint source pollution in the United States according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the federally mandated National Pollution Discharge Elimination System. Soil loss rates from construction sites can be 10 to 20 times that of agricultural lands. The use of surface applied organic amendments has been shown to reduce runoff and erosion, however, with the exception of animal manure, little research has focused on nutrient loss from these amendments. Four types of compost blankets, hydroseed, silt fence, and a bare soil (control) were applied in field test plots. Treatments were seeded with common bermuda grass. A rainfall simulator applied rainfall at an average rate equivalent to 50 yr hr-1 storm event (7.75 cm hr-1). Three simulated rain events were conducted: immediately after treatment application, at three months when vegetation was established, and at one year when the vegetation was mature. After three months, the compost generated five times less runoff than hydroseed with silt fence, and after one year, generated 24 percent less runoff. All treatments proved better than control at reducing soil loss. Total solid loads were as much as 3.5 times greater from hydroseed and silt fence compared to composts during the first storm, and as much as 16 times greater during the second storm. Materials high in inorganic nitrogen (N) released greater amounts of nitrogen during storm runoff; however, these materials showed reduced N loss over time. Hydroseeding generated significantly higher phosphorus (P) and dissolved reactive P loads compared to compost in storm runoff during the first storm event." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 44 |
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| Note: | Tables |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Faucette, L. B., L. M. Risse, D. C. Coleman, L. T. West, C. F. Jordan, and M. Cabrera. 2005. Evaluation of stormwater from compost and conventional erosion control practices in construction activities. J. Soil Water Conserv. 60(6):p. 288-297. |
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