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The effect of incorporating slurries on the transport of faecal coliforms in overland flow
Author(s) -
Quinton J.N.,
Tyrrel S.F.,
Ramos M.C.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
soil use and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.709
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1475-2743
pISSN - 0266-0032
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2003.tb00302.x
Subject(s) - surface runoff , flume , slurry , environmental science , hydrology (agriculture) , fecal coliform , sediment , sediment transport , flow (mathematics) , soil science , environmental engineering , water quality , geotechnical engineering , geology , ecology , biology , geomorphology , mathematics , geometry
. Rainfall simulation experiments on a laboratory soil flume were conducted to test the hypothesis that the incorporation of slurry into the soil would reduce bacterial transport in overland flow. Presumptive faecal coliform (PFCs) concentrations were higher in the runoff from the surface applied treatment than from the incorporated treatments. The transport of PFCs and organic sediment were strongly correlated, with values of r ranging from 0.72 to 0.91.