Long-Term Characteristics of Infiltration Best Management Practices

Land application of biosolids has proven a cost-effective method of waste disposal by beneficially recycling organic matter and nutrients and improving soil quality; however, it may also pose potential threat to the environment and human health. The purpose of this paper is to provide information on recent research progresses and regulation efforts regarding land application of biosolids, including forms and types and nutrient values of biosolids, environmental and health concerns, and related best management practices (BMPs) of biosolids application, with emphasis on its land application in agriculture. More research and regulations are expected to minimize potential risks of biosolids land application, especially its long-term impacts.

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Aquatic Stewardship Education in Theory and Practice

Aquatic Stewardship Education in Theory and Practice ◽

10.47886/9781888569902.ch14 ◽

2007 ◽

Keyword(s):

Social Context ◽

Best Practices ◽

Needs Assessment ◽

Best Management Practices ◽

Management Practices ◽

Theory And Practice ◽

Aquatic Resources ◽

Best Management ◽

Oriented Activity

<i>Abstract.</i>—Fishing is an exciting, popular, family-oriented activity that can be ideal as an introduction to and long-term platform for achieving aquatic resources stewardship. Many agencies and stakeholder organizations have developed fishing programs for this purpose, and each year, millions of people participate in these programs across the country. This paper will identify best management practices for assessing and evaluating fishing programs for effectiveness in achieving that goal. It will address program goals, objectives, logic models and needs assessment, developing environmental sensitivity, and social context and support. Findings are based on extensive work conducted by educators and aquatic resources practitioners as part of the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation’s Best Practices in Boating, Fishing, and Aquatic Resources Stewardship project.

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Evaluation of Long-Term Performance of Best Management Practices in Two Small Watersheds

Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation ◽

10.2175/193864705783967421 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 2005 (3) ◽

pp. 289-309

Author(s):

Mazdak Arabi ◽

Rao S. Govindaraju ◽

Mohamed M. Hantush ◽

Bernard A. Engel

Keyword(s):

Best Management Practices ◽

Management Practices ◽

Best Management ◽

Small Watersheds ◽

Long Term Performance ◽

Term Performance

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Simulated biomass, environmental impacts and best management practices for long-term switchgrass systems in a semi-arid region

Biomass and Bioenergy ◽

10.1016/j.biombioe.2015.02.029 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 75 ◽

pp. 254-266 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Limei Wang ◽

Yaling Qian ◽

Joe E. Brummer ◽

Jiyong Zheng ◽

Sarah Wilhelm ◽

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Keyword(s):

Environmental Impacts ◽

Best Management Practices ◽

Arid Region ◽

Management Practices ◽

Best Management ◽

Semi Arid Region ◽

Semi Arid

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Hydrologic Impacts of Logging an Appalachian Watershed Using West Virginia's Best Management Practices

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry ◽

10.1093/njaf/14.4.207 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 14 (4) ◽

pp. 207-218 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

James N. Kochenderfer ◽

Pamela J. Edwards ◽

Frederica Wood

Keyword(s):

Best Management Practices ◽

Management Practices ◽

Basal Area ◽

Growing Season ◽

First Year ◽

Best Management ◽

Hydrologic Impacts ◽

Dormant Season ◽

Understory Shrubs

Abstract A 39 ha gauged watershed located in north-central West Virginia near Parsons was cut to a 35.5 cm stump diameter and logged using wheeled skidders to evaluate the effectiveness of West Virginia's Best Management Practices (BMPs). Roads initially occupied 10.6% of the watershed, but this percentage is decreasing as much of the original road prism reverts to forest. Reducing basal area by 44% in stems 2.54 cm dbh and larger had a negligible effect on maximum growing season stream temperatures, apparently because the stream remained shaded by residual trees and understory shrubs growing along it. Both growing season peakflows and total stormflow had small but significant increases due to treatment. Dormant season stormflows did not increase significantly. Although mean monthly exports of suspended sediment doubled the first year when the area was being logged, they remained within the range reported for carefully managed areas in the East. Sediment exports returned to pretreatment levels by the third posttreatment year. Long-term projections of current exports rates indicate that sediment exports from harvesting operations (3 entries) during a 100 yr rotation will account for less than 5% of the total sediment exported from the study watershed. Nitrate exports increased significantly during most of the monitored posttreatment years, but fertilizer applied to the roads during grass seeding is believed to have contributed to these increases. Actual concentration values remained low, with maximum concentrations well below standards for potable water. Calcium concentrations also increased during most years, but road liming during seeding probably was responsible for most of this increase. The BMPs used in this study were effective in minimizing adverse impacts to soil and water resources. North. J. Appl. For. 14(4):207-218.

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