More information: Boluwatife S. Olubusoye et al, Removal of microplastics from agricultural runoff using biochar: a column feasibility study, Frontiers in Environmental Science (2024). DOI: 10. ...

Preventing soil erosion, surface runoff Date: May 20, 2015 Source: South Dakota State University Summary: The same spring rains that lessen producers' concerns about drought can also lead to soil ...

leading to high P concentrations at the surface. Even if you get less particulate loss, runoff will pick up that dissolved P that's highly concentrated at the soil surface." Shipitalo and his team ...

Some agricultural pesticides used in the Midwest can also be carried to the wetland through surface runoff. Nitrates are lost from upland sites primarily through subsurface drainage. In the wetland, ...

A final design consideration is an emergency spillway or diversion structure. The total retention volume of these filters should be designed to treat the surface runoff of a particular design storm ...

The multidisciplinary study finds that soil compaction on land cleared for planting reduces the ground’s capacity to absorb rainwater, leading to surface runoff that leads to flooding.

Herbicides control weeds on over 90 percent of Indiana's cropland. Soil erosion and water runoff from treated fields are the main sources of pesticides in surface water. Ground water can become ...

With planting underway or even completed, manure application season is wrapping up. Yes, you can do some in-season ...