Environmental impacts of use of poultry manure on water quality
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2004-01-01
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Xin, Hongwei
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
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Kanwar, Rameshwar
Distinguished Professor
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Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
The Leopold Center is a research and education center on the campus of Iowa State University created to identify and reduce negative environmental and social impacts of farming and develop new ways to farm profitably while conserving natural resources.
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The significant expansion of the U.S. poultry industry has led to questions about the effects of large amounts of poultry manure on the surface and groundwater. These are the final year's results of a field study on how poultry manure application can affect water supplies.