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Water quality assessment in the Cherry Creek watershed: Patterns of nutrient runoff in an agricultural watershed

V.J. Alarcon and G.F. Sassenrath
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation May 2018, 73 (3) 229-246; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.73.3.229
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