| Title: | SWAT developments and recommendations for modelling agricultural pesticide mitigation measures in river basins |
| Authors: | Gevaert, V., A. Van Griensven, K. Holvoet, P. Seuntjens and P.A. Vanrolleghem |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Journal: | Hydrological Sciences Journal |
| Volume (Issue): | 53(5 ) |
| Pages: | 1075-1089 |
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| DOI: | 10.1623/hysj.53.5.1075 |
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| Model: | SWAT |
| Broad Application Category: | pollutant only |
| Primary Application Category: | pesticide, antibiotic and/or PFAS fate and transport |
| Secondary Application Category: | BMP and/or cropping system assessment |
| Watershed Description: | The Nil catchment is a small and hilly basin situated in the central part of Belgium, southeast of Brussels. It drains an area of 32 km^2, 7% of it being inhabited, and the main crops grown are winter sheat (22% of the catchment area, corn (15%) and sugarbeet (10%). The river itself is 14 km long nad has a retention time of about 1 day. The predominate soil type is loam. |
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| Language: | English |
| Keywords: | agricultural management practices, diffuse losses, filter strips, pesticides, point losses, river water quality modelling, surface runoff, SWAT |