Effect of Agricultural Activity on River Water Quality: A Case Study for the Lower Colorado River Basin

Naveen C. Adusumilli, Ronald D. Lacewell, M. Edward Rister, Joshua D. Woodard and Allen W. Sturdivant

No 98805, 2011 Annual Meeting, February 5-8, 2011, Corpus Christi, Texas from Southern Agricultural Economics Association

Abstract: This case study investigates the effect of a change in cropping pattern involving expanded acres of crops for biofuel feedstock, on the discharge of nutrients to rivers. Annual data from 1968-2008 on stream flow, cropped acres, and precipitation for Wharton County, Texas are used. A positive impact of increased corn acreage over this period on river discharge is identified.

Keywords: Production Economics; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 9
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.98805

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