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Web URL(s): | http://usgatero.msu.edu/v03/n05.pdf Last checked: 08/2004 Requires: PDF Reader |
Publication Type:
| Report |
Author(s): | Soli, A. M.;
Lamp, W. O. |
Author Affiliation: | Soli: Hillsborough, NJ; and Lamp: Associate Professor, Department of Entomology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland |
Title: | Pesticide and fertilizer contamination of streams adjacent to golf courses and the response of the benthic macroinvertebrate community |
Source: | USGA Turfgrass and Environmental Research Online. Vol. 3, No. 5, March 1 2004, p. [1-18]. |
Publishing Information: | Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, Green Section |
# of Pages: | 20 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Streams; Water pollution; Pesticides; Fertilizers; Golf courses in the environment; Surface runoff
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Abstract/Contents: | "High-quality golf courses require substantial pesticide and fertilizer applications, leading to concerns about their environmental impacts. A study was conducted [to evaluate] the effects of golf course pesticides and fertilizers on adjacent surface waters and the their impact on benthic macroinvertebrates. Stream water and benthic macroinvertebrate community samples were collected from mid-Atlantic golf courses; samples were collected from sites upstream and downstream of the courses for comparison. Water samples were collected following runoff events (for pesticide and nutrient analysis) and on a monthly basis (for nutrient analysis). Macroinvertebrate communites were analyzed using bio-assessment indices. While increases in abundance and taxa richness of invertebrates downstream of the courses were seen, no significant shifts in community structure and function between sites were found. Higher downstream concentrations of several pesticides and phosphorus in runoff samples indicated contamination by these chemicals. However, monthly sampling did not reveal increases in downstream nutrient concentrations. Therefore, fertilizer applications do not appear to contribute to long-term stream nutrient enrichment. Golf course management practices did not appear to impact stream-macroinvetebrate communities. However, since the potential for probles exists further downstream (e.g. in the Chesapeake Bay), studies on turfgrass management practices that minimize potential chemical movement, such as riparian vegetation maintenance, are justified." |
Language: | English |
References: | 42 |
See Also: | Other Reports from this USGA research project: 1998-50-158 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Soli, A. M., and W. O. Lamp. 2004. Pesticide and fertilizer contamination of streams adjacent to golf courses and the response of the benthic macroinvertebrate community. USGA Turfgrass Environ. Res. Online. 3(5):p. [1-18]. |
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