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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Erosion in Your Own Backyard?
A properly planted landscape is the best protection against erosion, a serious urban/suburban problem that has significant impact on water quality. Most of us don't think of soil as a pollutant. In fact, sediment deposited by storm runoff is a ... [... 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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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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The Survey
Authors: John R. Hall III, Professor and Extension Agronomist; David R. Chalmers, Associate Professor and Extension Agronomist; and W. David McKissack, Patricia R. Carry, and Margaret M. Monnettand, Extension Technicians, Department of Crop and ... [... more]
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Stream Improvement Methods
Authors: L.A. Helfrich, Extension specialist and professor, Virginia Tech; D.L. Weigmann, director, Office of Science and Technology, State of Nevada; R.J. Neves, leader, Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit The eastern United ... [... more]
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Water Quality
Evaluating Sources Of Fecal Pollution In Water As A Function Of Sampling Frequency Evaluation of Household Water Quality in Accomack and Northampton Counties, Virginia Evaluation of Household Water Quality in Augusta County, Virginia Evaluation ... [... more]
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