The Midwest is well known for agriculture, and Iowa is a leader in corn (Zea mays L.) and
soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.) production. Fertilizers and chemical pesticides used to …

Abstract Vegetative Filter Strip (VFS) buffers have been used for over two decades to
function as filters for surface runoff from agricultural land into streams and other water …

Vegetative filter strips (VFS) is one of the best management practices that uses natural
processes to remove a portion of the sediment and other pollutants carried by runoff before …

Nonpoint-source (NPS) pollution is a major cause of surface water quality degradation due
to the transport of chemicals, nutrients, and sediments into lakes and streams. Vegetative …

Vegetative filters, such as filter strips and riparian buffers, are widely applied in agricultural
landscapes to mitigate sediment and chemical runoff from fields to waterways. They are …

Vegetative filter strips (VFS) have been employed to reduce pollutant export from agricultural
watersheds for years. In order to enhance the effectiveness of VFSs, level spreaders have …

Vegetative filter strips (VFS) are popular conservation practices installed at the edges of
agricultural fields to reduce losses of pollutants from agricultural areas to receiving …

Runoff and sediment generated within drainage area of a stream (hillslope catchment) enter
the stream through well-defined flow-paths. Vegetated Filter Strip (VFS), when constructed …

Spatially nonuniform runoff reduces the water quality performance of constant-width filter
strips. A geographic information system (GIS)-based tool was developed and tested that …

Vegetative filter is one of the agricultural best management practices that helps reduce
thedeterioration of the surface waters. These filters use natural processes to remove a …