Impacts of Phosphorus Lost from Agricultural Fields on Water Quality and Gypsums Capacity to Reduce the Loss to Tile Drainage
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The Department of Agronomy seeks to teach the study of the farm-field, its crops, and its science and management. It originally consisted of three sub-departments to do this: Soils, Farm-Crops, and Agricultural Engineering (which became its own department in 1907). Today, the department teaches crop sciences and breeding, soil sciences, meteorology, agroecology, and biotechnology.
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The Department of Agronomy was formed in 1902. From 1917 to 1935 it was known as the Department of Farm Crops and Soils.
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1902–present
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- Department of Farm Crops and Soils (1917–1935)
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- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (parent college)
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Water quality impairment is a growing issue in the United States and many other countries. It is no surprise that humans play a large part in the creation of that problem. In the United States alone, more than 100,000 miles of rivers, close to 2.5 million acres of lakes, reservoirs and ponds, and more than 800 square miles of bays and estuaries are classified as having poor water quality due to excess sediment or nutrient levels. Human impacts on poor water quality come from a number of sources, with agricultural practices being one of the leading culprits for many water bodies.
The use of gypsum may be a viable option to help reduce overall losses of P to surface water. A number of studies have looked at gypsum in this context with a number of differing outcomes observed. A dive into published literature to help better understand possible outcomes associated with gypsum's use is completed here.