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Estimates of nitrogen-fertilizer sales for the conterminous United States in 1985

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1994-01-01
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Battaglin, W.A. and Goolsby, D.A., 1994, Estimates of nitrogen-fertilizer sales for the conterminous United States in 1985: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P91MQAVM.

Summary

These data were released prior to the October 1, 2016 effective date for the USGS’s policy dictating the review, approval, and release of scientific data as referenced in USGS Survey Manual Chapter 502.8 Fundamental Science Practices: Review and Approval of Scientific Data for Release. This coverage contains estimates of nitrogen-fertilizer sales for the conterminous United States in 1985 as reported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1990) and by Jerald Fletcher (West Virginia University, written commun., 1992). Nitrogen-fertilizer sales estimates in this coverage are reported for each county polygon in tons of actual nutrient sold (inorganic nitrogen, phosphate, and potash) as distinct from total tons of fertilizer product. [...]

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Purpose

The nitrogen-fertilizer sales estimates in this coverage are intended for use in estimating regional fertilizer sales, and in producing visual displays and mapping relative rates of fertilizer sales across broad regions of the United States.
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These data were originally released on the Water Mission Area National Spatial Data Infrastructure Node and were migrated to sciencebase.gov in 2023. These data were released prior to the October 1, 2016 effective date for the USGS's policy dictating the review, approval, and release of scientific data as referenced in USGS Survey Manual Chapter 502.8 Fundamental Science Practices: Review and Approval of Scientific Data for Release.

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