Water Resources Center

The Water Resources Center is affiliated with the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences and University of Minnesota Extension.

Agricultural Impacts on Water Quality Publications

Refereed Scientific Journals

Baker, L.A., J. Schussler and S. Snyder. 2008. Drivers of changes in lake clarity. Lake and Reservoir Management 24: 30-40.

Xu, Y., L. Baker, and P. Johnson. 2007. Effect of land use changes on temporal trends in groundwater nitrate concentrations in and around Phoenix, Arizona, Ground Water 27(2): 49-56.

Conference Proceedings

Dalzell, B.J. 2008. Climate change as a factor in export of dissolved organic matter from agricultural watersheds. Invited Oral Presentation. Global Climate Change and Agriculture: Interactions, Land−Use Patterns, and Educational Connections Symposium, 93rd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America. August 3−8, 2008. Milwaukee, WI.

Kumar, K., S. Gupta, A. Singh, S.C. Gupta, Y. Chander, L. Hundal, A. Cox, and T. Granato. 2006. Occurance of Estrogenic Compounds in Manures and Biosolids. Invited Paper at the Special Symposium on Emerging Contaminants and Land−applied Biosolids and Manures: State of the Science and regulatory implications. ASA−CSSA−SSSA International Annual Meetings. November 12−16, 2006.

Kumar, K. S. Gupta, A.K. Singh, S.C. Gupta, and Y. Chander. 2006. Estrogens in Swine Manure. Minnesota Water 2006 and Annual Water Resources Joint Conference Oral Presentation. October 24−25, 2006, Brooklyn Center, MN.

Baker, L. and J. Schussler. Limitations to the P retention paradigm. North American Lake Management Society Conference, November 9-11, 2005.

Schussler, J, and L. Baker. Whole-watershed P balances for 11 Minnesota recreational lakes. Minnesota Water 2005. October 2005, Brooklyn Center, MN.

Baker, L.A., P.L. Brezonik, D. Mulla, and L. Stuewe. 2005. Nitrogen cycling in urban and agricultural watersheds in Minnesota (USA). Proceedings of the Third International Conference On Nitrogen Biogeochemistry. Nanjing, China, October 12-16, 2004.

Other Publications

Baker, L. A. and J. Schussler. 2007. Whole-watershed P balances for lake management.  LakeLine, June 2007.

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. 2002. Applying manure in sensitive areas (.pdf). 12 pp. - A guide for livestock producers and agricultural professionals.

Randall, G., M. Schmitt, J. Strock, and J. Lamb. 2003. Validating N rates for corn on farm fields in southern Minnesota. University of Minnesota Extension bulletin BU-07936-S.

University of Minnesota Extension. 2004. Field record for Minnesota farms. - A 110-page pocket record book for recording field operations.

University of Minnesota Water Resources Center and University of Minnesota Extension. 2008. Feasibility of an On-Farm Water Quality Program in Minnesota (.pdf). St. Paul, MN. 49 pp.