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Title: EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION RESEARCH IN THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE

Author
item Bennett, Sean
item Alonso, Carlos

Submitted to: Meeting Abstract
Publication Type: Government Publication
Publication Acceptance Date: 4/1/1997
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: One of the many research efforts within the USDA-ARS is in the broad area of erosion and sedimentation. Traditionally, most research has focused on farm management and practices, soil conservation techniques, and the impact of agrichemical transport on water quality and ecology, and how these areas affect farm productivity and sustainability, the socio-economics of farming communities and the preservation of natural resources. To meet these challenges, the ARS established national laboratories and experiment stations throughout the country, and approximately 18 are currently pursuing research on erosion and sedimentation. Research on these topics is still firmly rooted in agricultural areas and vicinities, hence soil conservation and farm management practices remain the most active areas of study. Current research areas within the ARS include: (1) conservation farm management practices; (2) fundamental research on soil erosion and erosion by concentrated flows; (3) sediment transport mechanics; (4) channel adjustment and evolution; (5) the impact of erosion and sedimentation on ecology, and stream restoration; (6) modeling sediment yield, and; (7) participation in interagency cooperations.