Air Quality | Policy | Recycling | Septic Systems and Waste Management | Water Quality | Irrigation Systems | Protecting Water Resources | Wildlife
Information on more publications (including printed copies) can be obtained by searching the Communication Services’ Extension Resource Database or visiting your local NCCE county center.
Air Quality
- Air Filters and Cleaners
- Effects of Manure Management Practices on Air Quality and Animal Performance in Swine Production Buildings
- Evaluating County Policy Alternatives to Meet Air Quality Standards
- Indoor Air Quality: Reducing Health Risks and Improving the Air You Breathe
- Understanding Livestock Odors (PDF version) (Slideshow version)
Environmental Policy
- Conservation Compliance: The Clock is Running (PDF version)
- Environmental Assessments
- Evaluating County Policy Alternatives to Meet Air Quality Standards
- Finding the “Best of the Best” in Water Quality BMP’s: The Economists’ Viewpoint
- Maintaining the Forestry Exemption Under the Sedimentation Pollution Control Act
- Measuring Progress Toward Sustainability: The Environmental Yardstick
- Municipal Solid Waste Composting: Does It Make Economic Sense?
- North Carolina Erosion and Sedimentation Pollution Control Program (PDF version)
- Protecting Local Ground Water Resources
- Regulations Affecting Water Quality, Agriculture and the Environment: A Primer
- Summary of Livestock Environmental Regulations in North Carolina
- The Role of Strategic Planning in Community Decision Making
- Water Law in North Carolina
- Wetlands Mitigation Banking Systems: A Means of Compensating for Wetlands Impacts
Recycling and Composting
General Resources
- A Low-Cost Plastic Bottle and Jug Baler
- Before You Recycle, Choose to Reuse (PDF)
- Community Backyard Composting Programs Can Reduce Waste and Save Money (PDF)
- Composting: A Guide to Managing Organic Yard Wastes (PDF)
- Deconstruction: Giving Old Buildings New Lives (PDF)
- Food Recovery and Waste Reduction: A Guide for Businesses and Institutions (PDF)
- How Your Business Can Cut Costs by Reducing Waste
- Large Scale Organic Materials Composting (PDF)
- Managing Construction and Demolition Debris: A Guide for Builders, Developers and Contractors
- Organic Composting for Horticultural Use
- Organizing a Community Recycling Program
- Source Reduction: Reducing Household Waste in Local Landfills
- Using Compost in Landscape Beds and Nursery Substrates
- Using Municipal Solid Waste Compost (PDF version)
- Waste Reduction and Recycling for the Lodging Industry
Composting with Earthworms
- Controlling Mite Pests in Earthworm Beds
- Raising Earthworms Successfully (PDF)
- Worm Away Your Cafeteria Food Scraps!
- Worms Can Recycle Your Garbage
Septic Systems and Waste Management
General Resources
Hazardous Waste
- Hazardous Household Products
- Improving Storage and Handling of Hazardous Waste
- Using Activated Charcoal to Inactivate Agricultural Chemical Spills
Septic Systems
- Farm*A*Syst: Improving Septic Systems
- Investigate Before You Invest (PDF version)
- Management of Single Family and Small Community Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Systems (PDF version)
- Septic System Owner’s Guide (PDF version)
- Septic Systems and Their Maintenance (PDF version)
- Septic Systems: What You Need to Know
Sludge and Compost
- Compost Materials
- Formulating an Organic Compost Recipe
- Land Application of Municipal Sludge–Advantages and Concern (PDF version)
- Large-Scale Organic Materials Composting (PDF)
- Permit Guidelines for Application of Municipal Sludge on Agricultural Lands (PDF version)
- Using Municipal Solid Waste Compost (PDF version)
- Waste Analysis (PDF version)
Waste Management in Animal Operations
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General Resources
- Components of a Complete Manure Management Plan
- Crystalline (Salt) Formation in Wastewater Recycling Systems
- Design and Specifications for Permanent Wastewater Irrigation Systems for Controlled Grazing
- Field Tests for the Nutrient Value of Manure
- Greene County Animal Mortality Collection Ramp
- Information Needed for Cost Share on Irrigation Dry Hydrants in Waste Management Systems
- Irrigation System Characteristics and Costs
- Lagoon Design and Management for Livestock Waste Treatment and Storage
- Livestock Waste Sampling, Analysis, and Calculation of Land Application Rates
- Manure Liquid – Solids Separation
- Methane Fuel Gas from Livestock Wastes
- Sludge Survey Methods for Anaerobic Lagoons (PDF file)
- Nutrient Removal by Crops in North Carolina (PDF)
- Use of On-Farm Records for Modifying a Certified Animal Waste Management Plan (PDF)
- Components of a Complete Manure Management Plan
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Dairy
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Poultry
- Composting Poultry Mortality in North Carolina
- Formulating a Mortality Compost Recipe
- Guidelines for Feeding Broiler Litter to Beef Cattle
- Management Tips for Temporary Storage of Broiler and Turkey Litter
- Poultry Layer Production Facility Manure Management: Undercage Flush-Lagoon Management
- Poultry Manure as a Fertilizer Source (PDF version)
- Worksheet to Determine Size of Poultry Mortality Composter
- Composting Poultry Mortality in North Carolina
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Swine
- Design Criteria for Swine Waste Flushing Systems
- Effects of Manure Management Practices on Air Quality and Animal Performance in Swine Production Buildings
- Managing Pastures Receiving Swine Wastes
- Swine Manure as a Fertilizer Source (PDF version)
- Swine Manure Solids Concrete Settling Basin Design
- Swine Manure Solids Earthen Settling Basin Design
- Design Criteria for Swine Waste Flushing Systems
Waste Management in Food Processing
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General Resources
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Bakery Processing
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Dairy Processing
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Poultry Processing
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Shrimp Processing
Water Quality
Main Sites
- Department of Soil Science Fact Sheets
- Biological and Agricultural Engineering Stormwater Engineering Group Publications
Contaminants
- Health Effects of Drinking Water Contaminants
- Iron and Manganese In Household Water
- Nitrate in Drinking Water
- Pollutants in Groundwater: Health Effects
- Radon In Water
- Volatile Organic Chemicals (VOCs) in Drinking Water
Emergency Water Supply
General Resources
Protecting Water Quality
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Farm*A*Syst Publications
- Protecting Water Supply
- Improving Fuel Storage
- Improving Storage and Handling of Hazardous Waste
- Improving Septic Systems
- Improving Storage and Handling of Pesticides
- Improving Storage and Handling of Fertilizers
- Improving Storage, Handling and Disposal of Livestock Waste
- Grazing Livestock and Water Quality
- Stream Management in the Piedmont and Mountains
- Agriculture and Natural Resource Protection
- Protecting Your Wetlands
- Wildlife on Your Farm
- Christmas Tree Production Best Management Practice to Protect Water Quality and the Environment
- Managing Pests
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Home*A*Syst Publications for Homeowners
- Caring for Your Lawn and the Environment (PDF)
- Improving Fuel Storage
- Improving Lawn Care and Gardening
- Improving Septic Systems
- Improving Storage of and Handling of Hazardous Waste
- Lead In and Around the Home: Identifying and Managing Its Sources
- Protecting Well Water Supply
- Stormwater Management for Homeowners
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Resources for Community Planners
- Choices for Communities: Wastewater Management Options for Rural Areas
- Low Impact Development: A Guidebook for North Carolina (PDF)
- Stormwater Resources for Officials, Real Estate Professionals, and Homeowners
- Urban Waterfronts: Planning for Water Quality
- Urban Waterways: Designing Stormwater Wetlands for Small Watersheds (PDF)
- Urban Waterways: Mosquito Control for Stormwater Facilities (PDF)
- Urban Waterways: Designing Rain Gardens (Bio-Retention Areas) (PDF)
- Urban Waterways: Improving Exfiltration from BMPs: Research and Recommendations (PDF)
- Urban Waterways: Removal of Pathogens in Stormwater (PDF)
- Urban Waterways: Urban Stormwater Structural Best Management Practices (PDF)
- Urban Waterways: Stormwater Wetland Construction Guidance (PDF)
- Urban Waterways: Stormwater Wetlands and Ecosystem Services (PDF)
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Resources for Home Owners
- A Gardeners Guide to Protecting Water Quality (PDF)
- Caring for your Lawn and the Environment
- Fertilizer Recommendations and Techniques to Maintain Landscapes and Protect Water Quality
- Managing Lawns and Gardens to Protect Water Quality (PDF version)
- Septic System Owner’s Guide (PDF)
- Urban Waterways: Choosing a Pump for Rainwater Harvesting (PDF)
- Urban Waterways: Rainwater Harvesting: Guidance for Homeowners (PDF)
- Water Quality and Home Lawn Care (PDF)
- Water Quality of Rooftop Runoff (PDF)
- Why do Septic Systems Fail? (PDF)
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Publications for Lawn Care Professionals
- Pesticide Selection for Water Quality Protection
- Water Quality and Commercial Lawn Care (PDF)
- Water Quality for Golf Course Superintendents and Professional Turf Managers (PDF)
- Water Quality and Pesticide Selection for Professional Turfgrass Managers (PDF)
- Water Quality and Turfgrass Area Development (PDF)
Water Testing and Treatment Systems
Wells and Water Supply Systems
Irrigation Systems
- Calibrating Soil-Water Measuring Devices
- Controlled Drainage Management Guidelines For Improving Drainage Water Quality
- Economics of Irrigation and Subirrigation Systems
- Field Calibration Procedures For Animal Wastewater Application Equipment
- Center Pivot And Linear Move – Irrigation System
- Hard Hose And Cable Tow Traveler – Irrigation System
- Load Area Method – Spreader System
- Stationary Sprinkler – Irrigation System
- Weight-Area Method – Spreader System
- Hydraulic Ram Pumps
- Irrigation Management Strategies To Improve Water & Energy Use Efficiencies
- Irrigation Scheduling To Improve Water And Energy Use Efficiencies
- Measuring Soil Water For Irrigation Scheduling: Monitoring Methods and Devices
- Operating Controlled Drainage And Subirrigation Systems
- Pumping Plant Performance Evaluation
- Soil, Water, and Crop Characteristics Important to Irrigation Scheduling
- Water Supplies for Subirrigation (PDF)
- Weather Forecasts And Climate Information For Landscape Operations
- Wettable Acreage Determination for
Protecting Water Resources
Water Supply Protection
- Agriculture and Coastal Water Quality (PDF version)
- Best Management Practices for Agricultural Nutrients (PDF version)
- Conservation Easements (PDF version)
- Engineered Stormwater Controls
- Good Soil Management Helps Protect Groundwater (PDF version)
- Nitrogen Management and Water Quality (PDF version)
- NCSU Water Quality Group Publications List and Order Form
- Protecting Water Supply Springs
- Section 319 Nonpoint Source National Monitoring Program: Successes and Recommendations
- Soils and Water Quality
- Stream Restoration Guidebook (PDF version)
- Watershed Management: Planning and Managing a Successful Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Project
Other Surface and Ground Water
- Ground Water in the Coastal Plain of North Carolina
- Pollutants in Groundwater: Health Effects
- Pollutants in Groundwater: Risk Assessment (PDF version)
- Protecting Groundwater in North Carolina – A Pesticide and Soil Ranking System (PDF version)
- Pond Management Guide (PDF version)
Riparian Buffers
RiverCourse Factsheets (NC Stream Restoration Institute)
- Natural Stream Processes (PDF)
- Application of the Rosgen Stream Classification System to North Carolina (PDF)
- Finding Bankful Stage in North Carolina Streams (PDF)
- Using Root Wads and Rock Vanes for Streambank Stabilization (PDF)
Wetlands
- Protecting Your Wetlands
- Stormwater Wetland Installation
- Wetland Issues (PDF version)
- Wetlands and Water Quality
Wildlife
Management, Damage Prevention and Control
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Birds
- Bird Dispersal Techniques (PDF)
- Blackbirds (PDF)
- American Crows (PDF)
- Mourning Dove (PDF)
- Gulls (PDF)
- Hawks and Owls (PDF)
- Pigeons (PDF)
- Bobwhite Quail (PDF)
- House Sparrows (PDF)
- Owls (PDF)
- Ruffed Grouse (PDF)
- Songbirds (PDF)
- Starlings (PDF)
- Swallows (PDF)
- Waterfowl (PDF)
- Wild Turkey (PDF)
- Wild Turkeys Management
- Wood Duck (PDF)
- Woodland Wildlife Nest Boxes (PDF)
- Woodpeckers (PDF)
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Carnivores
- Black Bears (PDF)
- Black Bear (PDF)
- Bobcats (PDF)
- Feral House Cats (PDF)
- Coyotes (PDF)
- Feral Dogs (PDF)
- Foxes (PDF)
- Raccoons (PDF)
- Working with Wildlife: Raccoon (PDF)
- Skunks (PDF)
- Weasels (PDF)
- Wolves (PDF)
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Damage Identification
- Identification and Assessment of Wildlife Damage: an Overview (PDF)
- Obtaining Assistance to Control Wildlife Damage (PDF)
- Wildlife Diseases and Humans (PDF)
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General Management
- Agriculture and Natural Resource Protection
- Low Cost Habitat Improvements (PDF)
- Managing Edges for Wildlife (PDF)
- Snags and Downed Logs (PDF)
- Wildlife on Your Farm
- Wildlife Terms (PDF)
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Other Mammals
- Bats (PDF)
- Working with Wildlife: Bats (PDF)
- Deer (PDF)
- Deer Management
- White-Tailed Deer (PDF)
- Moles (PDF)
- Opossums (PDF)
- Wild Pigs (PDF)
- Cottontail Rabbits (PDF)
- Working with Wildlife: Cottontail Rabbit (PDF)
- Shrews (PDF)
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Reptiles and Amphibians
- Alligators (PDF)
- Frogs and Toads (PDF)
- NC Snakes
- Pools for Amphibians (PDF)
- WildlifeDamage Management: Snakes
- NonpoisonousSnakes(PDF)
- Rattlesnakes(PDF)
- Turtles (PDF)
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Rodents
- Beavers (PDF)
- Beavers — Wildlife Damage Management
- Chipmunks (PDF)
- Grey Squirrel (PDF)
- House Mice (PDF)
- Muskrats (PDF)
- Nutria (PDF)
- Cotton Rats (PDF)
- Norway Rats (PDF)
- Rodent-proof Construction and Exclusion Methods (PDF)
- Tree Squirrels (PDF)
- Voles in Horticultural Plantings
- Voles (PDF)
- Woodchucks (PDF)
Pesticides and Wildlife
- Pesticides and Wildlife – Christmas Trees
- Pesticides and Wildlife – Corn
- Pesticides and Wildlife – Cotton
- Pesticides and Wildlife – Fruit Trees
- Pesticides and Wildlife – Peanuts
- Pesticides and Wildlife – Small Grains
- Pesticides and Wildlife – Soybeans
- Pesticides and Wildlife – Tobacco
