Source: AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE submitted to
WIND EROSION POTENTIAL OF SOIL AMENDED WITH BIOSOLIDS
Sponsoring Institution
Agricultural Research Service/USDA
Project Status
NEW
Funding Source
USDA INHOUSE
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
0428608
Grant No.
(N/A)
Project No.
2090-11000-008-08T
Proposal No.
(N/A)
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Program Code
(N/A)
Project Start Date
May 8, 2015
Project End Date
Dec 31, 2017
Grant Year
(N/A)
Project Director
SHARRATT B S
Recipient Organization
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE
(N/A)
PULLMAN,WA 99164
Performing Department
(N/A)
Non Technical Summary
(N/A)
Animal Health Component
(N/A)
Research Effort Categories
Basic
30%
Applied
50%
Developmental
20%
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
1330110207025%
1330410207050%
1330430207025%
Knowledge Area
133 - Pollution Prevention and Mitigation;

Subject Of Investigation
0410 - Air; 0110 - Soil; 0430 - Climate;

Field Of Science
2070 - Meteorology and climatology;
Goals / Objectives
The objective of this study is to assess the impact of biosolids on wind erosion from agricultural drylands in the low precipitation zone of the Columbia Plateau.
Project Methods
The erodibility of soil subject to high winds will be assessed on agricultural drylands that have been amended with biosolids. The potential for wind erosion will be determined for two tillage and two biosolid treatments. Wind erosion will be determined after the first rodweeding (mid-June 2015 and 2016) and after sowing winter wheat (late-August 2015 and 2016). Wind erosion will be assessed using a portable wind tunnel. In addition to measuring wind erosion, soil biological/chemical/physical properties and surface characteristics will be assessed to aid in understanding differences in wind erosion among treatments and possible air quality concerns.