Impact of dredging on phosphorus transport in agricultural drainage ditches of the Atlantic Coastal Plain

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• ditch 75%
• coastal plain 70%
• dredging 70%
• drainage 50%
• phosphorus 49%
• sediment 29%
• agricultural soil 11%
• runoff 7%
• organic matter 7%
• clay 7%
• sediment property 7%
• buffering 6%
• draining 5%
• biological processes 5%
• water 5%
• management practice 5%
• irradiation 5%
• microorganism 4%
• surface water 3%
• experiment 2%
• effect 1%

Agriculture & Biology

• drainage channels 100%
• coastal plains 83%
• sediments 62%
• phosphorus 50%
• hydraulic flumes 26%
• runoff 14%
• agricultural soils 13%
• clay 11%
• sediment properties 11%
• organic matter 11%
• water 7%
• buffering capacity 7%
• surface water 6%
• irradiation 5%
• microorganisms 4%