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Title: STOPPING EROSION WITH PAM

Author
item Flanagan, Dennis

Submitted to: American Society of Agricultural Engineers Resource Magazine
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 10/30/1998
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Polyacrylamide (PAM) is an organic polymer which has shown great promise in controlling some erosion problems. This article provides general background information on what PAM is, what research into soil erosion control with PAM has been conducted, and how PAM is being applied in actual field situations. Details and photographs of current experiments being conducted at the USDA-ARS National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory are presented.