Indicator of risk of water contamination by phosphorus from Canadian agricultural land.
The indicator of risk of water contamination by phosphorus (IROWC_P) is designed to estimate where the risk of water P contamination by agriculture is high, and how this risk is changing over time based on the five-year period of data Census frequency. Firstly developed for the province of Quebec (2000), this paper presents an improved version of IROWC_P (intended to be released in 2008), which will be extended to all watersheds and Soil Landscape of Canada (SLC) polygons (scale 1:1, 000, 000) with more than 5% of agriculture. There are three objectives: (i) create a soil phosphorus saturation database for dominant and subdominant soil series of SLC polygons--the soil P saturation values are estimated by the ratio of soil test P to soil P sorption capacity; (ii) calculate an annual P balance considering crop residue P, manure P, and inorganic fertilizer P--agricultural and manure management practices will also be considered; and (iii) develop a transport-hydrology component including P transport estimation by runoff mechanisms (water balance factor, topographic index) and soil erosion, and the area connectivity to water (artificial drainage, soil macropores, and surface water bodies).
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Soils and Crops Research and Development Centre, 2560 Hochelaga Boulevard, Sainte-Foy, Quebec G1V 2J3, Canada. vanbochovee@agr.gc.ca
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Dechmi
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Rousseau
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Quilbé
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Leclerc
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Goussard
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D000383:Agriculture / Q000379:methods; D000465:Algorithms; D002170:Canada; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D016208:Databases, Factual; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005308:Fertilizers; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000032:analysis*; D012306:Risk; D012987:Soil; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D014872:Water Movements; D014873:Water Pollutants; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*; D014876:Water Pollution
D005308:Fertilizers; D012987:Soil; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D014873:Water Pollutants; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D010758:Phosphorus