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Development and validation of the Texas Best Management Practice Evaluation Tool (TBET)

M.W. White, R.D. Harmel and R.L. Haney
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation November 2012, 67 (6) 525-535; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.67.6.525
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