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  2. County-Level Estimates of Nitrogen and Phosphorus from Commercial Fertilizer for the Conterminous United States, 1987-2006

County-Level Estimates of Nitrogen and Phosphorus from Commercial Fertilizer for the Conterminous United States, 1987-2006

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Release Date
2012-01-01
Publication Date

Citation

Gronberg, J.M., 2012, County-Level Estimates of Nitrogen and Phosphorus from Commercial Fertilizer for the Conterminous United States, 1987-2006: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9E60J5U.

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 data set contains county-level estimates of nitrogen and phosphorus from fertilizer, for both farm and nonfarm uses, for the conterminous United States, for 1987 through 2006. State-level farm and nonfarm nitrogen and phosphorus were derived from the Association of American Plant Food Control Officials (AAPFCO) commercial fertilizer sales data. State estimates were then allocated to the county-level using fertilizer expenditure as county weights [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
U.S. Geological Survey, Jo Ann M. Gronberg
Process Contact :
U.S. Geological Survey, Gail P. Thelin
Originator :
Jo Ann M. Gronberg and Norman E. Spahr, U.S. Geological Survey
Metadata Contact :
U.S. Geological Survey
SDC Data Owner :
Earth System Processes Division
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources

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sir2012-5207_county_fertilizer.xml
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sir2012-5207_county_fertilizer.jpg thumbnail 227.68 KB image/jpeg

Purpose

The U.S. Geological Survey, National Water-Quality Assessment program requires nutrient input for analysis of the national and regional assessment of water quality. Detailed information on nutrient inputs to the environment are needed to understand and address the many serious problems that arise from excess nutrients in the streams and groundwater of the Nation. This data set provides estimates of nonpoint nitrogen and phosphorus associated with fertilizer for the conterminous United States for 1987 through 2006.
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Provenance

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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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/P9E60J5U

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