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Nitrous Oxide Flux From Poultry-Manured Erosion Plots And Grass Filters After Simulated Rain, Mark S. Coyne, R. A. Gilfillen, Robert L. Blevins
Nitrous Oxide Flux From Poultry-Manured Erosion Plots And Grass Filters After Simulated Rain, Mark S. Coyne, R. A. Gilfillen, Robert L. Blevins
Plant and Soil Sciences Faculty Publications
Adding carbon-rich materials to fields, like manure, may enhance denitrification. Grass filters, which are used to trap surface runoff from these fields, may also provide a carbon-rich environment that favors water infiltration and denitrification. Nitrous oxide (N2O) may be evolved these settings. It is a radiatively important trace gas and intermediate in the denitrification pathway and several other microbial processes. We measured N2O flux, after simulated rain, using a soil cover technique in poultry-manured plots and grass filters receiving their runoff. Intact soil cores were used to relate the N2O flux to the denitrification …
Frequency Of Mug Negative Escherichia Coli In Kentucky Groundwater Samples, Mark S. Coyne, J. C. Shuler
Frequency Of Mug Negative Escherichia Coli In Kentucky Groundwater Samples, Mark S. Coyne, J. C. Shuler
Plant and Soil Sciences Faculty Publications
MUG negative Escherichia coli are a small fraction (2.5%) of the total E. coli in Kentucky groundwater samples. It is unlikely that they alone will cause a significant potential to underestimate fecal contamination using MUG as the primary criterion for that assessment. An unresolved question is how effectively MUG-based, defined-substrate tests address false negative water samples containing MUG positive E. coli.