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Evaluation of Compost as an Alternative to Hydromulch for Vegetative Stabilization

Published by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, St. Joseph, Michigan www.asabe.org

Citation:  TMDL 2010: Watershed Management to Improve Water Quality Proceedings, 14-17 November 2010 Hyatt Regency Baltimore on the Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Maryland USA  711P0710cd.(doi:10.13031/2013.35729)
Authors:   Bradley J Eck, Michael E Barrett, Anne McFarland, Larry M Hauck
Keywords:   erosion control, stormwater, compost, vegetation establishment

Areas of disturbed soil on construction sites must be stabilized and vegetation established before a Notice of Termination for the Construction General Permit can be submitted to regulators. This project compares the stabilization performance of two compost/mulch blends (low and high organic matter), a wood based hydromulch, and seeded bare soil and estimates the amount of sediment and nutrients exported from each treatment. Runoff data were collected from ten test plots over two years.

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