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Cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analysis of conservation management practices for sediment reduction in an Iowa agricultural watershed

X. Zhou, M.J. Helmers, M. Al-Kaisi and H.M. Hanna
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation September 2009, 64 (5) 314-323; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.64.5.314
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