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Pest Management for Water Quality
Understanding the Pesticide Label Will Help Reduce Environmental Problems Selecting the Right Package: Pesticide Formulations and Quantity Cultural Practices to Minimize Pests in the Vegetable Garden Pest and Plant Life Cycles: How They Influence ... [... more]
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Environmental Horticulture: Guide to Nutrient Management
Plants need 17 elements for normal growth. Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen are found in air and water. Nitrogen, potassium, magnesium, calcium, phosphorous, and sulfur are found in the soil. These six elements are used in relatively large amounts by ... [... more]
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Landscape Management and Water Quality
Water is one of the most abundant resources on earth, covering three-fourths of the planet's surface. Ninety-seven percent of the earth's water, however, is saltwater in the oceans; and of the three percent freshwater, most is locked up in polar ... [... more]
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Reducing Erosion and Runoff
After a rain, you may observe runoff as water flowing over the soil surface or collecting in low spots on your property Anywhere you see signs of erosion, there is most likely runoff. Notice any paved areas on your property or on neighboring ... [... more]
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Application of Lawn and Garden Chemicals
Reviewed and revised by: Joyce Latimer, Extension Specialist for Greenhouse Crops and Professor of Horticulture Mike Goatley, Extension Turf Specialist and Assistant Professor of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences Greg Evanylo, Associate ... [... more]
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Chesapeake Bay Residential Watershed Program
The Chesapeake Bay is one of the largest and most productive estuaries in the world. Over 150 rivers, creeks, and branches contribute freshwater to this estuary. With this freshwater flow comes sediment, nutrients (such as phosphorus and ... [... more]
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Home Landscape Practices to Protect Water Quality
In Virginia, we rely on reservoir systems, wells, and other sources for our freshwater. In recent years, our previously plentiful clean water supplies have been threatened not only by overuse, but also by contamination. Pollutants are carried ... [... more]
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TMDLs (Total Maximum Daily Loads) - Terms and Definitions
Authors: Brian Benham, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist; Kevin Brannan, Research Associate; Theo Dillaha, Professor; Saied Mostaghimi, Professor; and Gene Yagow, Research Scientist; Virginia Tech The definitions of TMDL-related terms ... [... more]
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Technical Advisory Committee
Authors: Mary Leigh Wolfe, Department of Biological Systems Engineering; B. Blake Ross, Department of Biological Systems Engineering; J. Fred Diem, Virginia Cooperative Extension; Theo A. Dillaha, III, Department of Biological Systems ... [... more]
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Crop and Soil Environmental News, May 2003
Alexandria K. Graves, Doctoral Candidate and Charles Hagedorn, Professor; CSES Department Stream samples from Mill Creek, Montgomery County, VA, were collected monthly for one year, plus weekly for four consecutive weeks during seasonal high ... [... more]
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Farm & Home Water Quality Assessment
Project Investigators: B. Ross (Project Director), Biological Systems Engineering Department, Virginia Tech; and R. Shank, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. Assessing the Condition and Location of Your Water Supply ... [... more]
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Evaluation of Household Water Quality in Bath and ...
During Fall 2000 in Bath and Highland Counties, Virginia, programs of household water quality education, which included water sampling, testing, and diagnosis, were conducted. Participation in the water quality programs was made available to any ... [... more]
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