water and environment

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OVERVIEW OF WATER ISSUES AFFECTING COTTON PRODUCTION

Loder, Bruce J. (1994-08-09)

I would like to focus on what I believe to be some of the most important issues now and in the future for the irrigation industry and, in this particular instance, the cotton industry - - whilst however keeping in min

THE ROLE OF TOTAL CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT IN WATER MANAGEMENT

McDouall, Garry (1994-08-09)

The Total Catchment Management ("TCM'') philosophy was formalised in NSW in 1980 with the passing of the Catchment Management Act which provides a clear legislative base for the operation of TCM Committ

THE FATE AND TRANSPORT OF CHEMICALS ON FARM

Kennedy, Ivan R (1994-08-09)

In 1994, the Australian cotton farmer must use a wide range of costly chemicals to harvest a profitable crop. These chemicals vary significantly in their degree of hazard. Some chemicals (e.g.

STUDIES ON THE AERIAL APPLICATION OF PESTICIDES

Woods, Nicholas (1994-08-09)

The irrigated cotton industry in Australia has been developed around major river systems to allow water to be pumped to farm storages and then recirculated on farm using flood irrigation techniques.

Checking water for pesticide contamination

Skerritt, John H, Hill, Amanda S., Lee, Alice, Beasley, Helen L (1994-08-09)

In 1992 we started work on an alternative way of detecting pesticide residues, based on the application of medical immunodiagnostic tests.