NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
NCSU Water Quality Programs

NEUSE RIVER BASIN PROJECTS

Neuse River Basin Projects

• Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS)
• Evaluation of Riparian Buffer Nitrogen Assimilation
• Feasibility and Cost Effectiveness of Using Gypsum as a Chemical Flocculant to Maximize Sediment Removal at Urban Sites
• Hydrologic and Water Quality Impacts of Water Management and Silvicultural Practices on Drained Pine Plantations
• Runoff and Chemical Transport in Relation to Tillage System
• Selective Pesticide Analysis for Surface Water Supplies
• Short-term Management Plan for Craven County
• Sustainable Dairy Farming Projects
• Wetland Restoration of Prior Converted Wetland

Regional Projects

• Animal Waste Management and Water Quality
• Coastal Sedimentation and Pollution Prevention Education Program
• Cost Estimates of BMPs for Nonpoint Sources in Eastern North Carolina
• Cumulative Impacts of Land Use and BMPs on Water Quality in Coastal Watersheds
• Evaluation of Coppice Woodlands for Treating Muncipal and Industrial Wastewater
• Evaluation of Seepage Losses from Animal Waste Lagoons
• Impacts of Animal Waste Discharge on Water Quality and Food Webs of Rivers and Estuaries
• Impacts of Coastal Development on Seagrass Species that Serve as Vital Fisheries Habitat
• Impacts of Toxic Dinoflagellate, Pfiesteria piscicida, on Estuarine Food Webs
• Impacts of Toxic Dinoflagellate, Pfiesteria piscicida, on Estuarine and Human Health
• Increasing Public Awareness About Issues in Water Resource Management and Protection
• Maximum Non-hazardous Soil Phosphorus Concentrations from Applications of Poultry House Litter
• Restoration and Creation of Tidal Wetlands
• Soil Properties Related to Domestic Wastewater Treatement and Wetlands
• Water Quality Improvement by Planted and Riparian Buffers
• Water Management for Shallow Water Table Soils
• Water Management to Improve Water Quality and Increase Crop Yields

Statewide Projects

• Animal and Poultry Waste Management Center
• Behavior and Fate of Pesticides in the Environment
• Characterization of Wastewater from a Large Shell Egg Processing Plant
• Cost Analysis of Alternative On-Site Wastewater Treatment Technology
• Drinking Water Quality Assessment and Education Program
• Effect of Management on Turkey Waste Production and Utilization
• Environmentally Compatible Nursery Production Practices
• Evaluation of Sludge or Biosolids Materials for Agricultural and Silvicultural Production
• Extension Water Quality and Waste Management Initiative Task Force
• Impacts of Cultural Eutrophication on North Carolina's Freshwater Ecosystems
• Improving the Water Efficiency and Nutrient Efficacy in Containerized Nursery Plant Production
• Integrated Management of Aquatic Weeds
• Integrated Pest Management Program Reduces Non-Point Pollution
• Livestock and Poultry Waste Management Systems
• Management of Nutrient and Sedimentation Effects on Farm Pond Fisheries
• Mortality Utilization
• NCSU Water Quality Group
• Nutrient Management Practices for North Carolina
• On-site Treatment and Disposal of Domestic Wastewater Using Alternative Types of Septic Systems
• On-site Wastewater Management Guidance
• Pesticides in the Environment
• Social Aspects of Environmental Management
• Swine Nutrient Management
• The Economics of Transgenic Crop Adoption: Farm Level and Regional Implications
• The Transformation of Agriculture: Resources, Technologies, and Policies
• Turfgrass Environmental Research Facility
• Urban/Industrial Stormwater Monitoring
• Use of Soil and Saprolite for Treatment and Disposal of Wastewater
• Watershed Management Strategies to Protect Water Quality
• WATERSHEDSS - A Decision Support System for Watershed Management