Copeland, N. S., Sharratt, B. S., Foltz, R. B., Wu, J. Q., Dooley, J. H. 2006. Evaluating Material Properties to Optimize Wood Strands for Wind Erosion Control. An ASABE Meeting Presentation, Paper Number: 062199. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers.

Agriculture, Erosion, Mitigation, Sediment, Erosion and sediment control, Wood products, Air pollution

This paper was written for and presented at the 2006 Annual International Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. It chronicles the history and effects of wind erosion and its mitigation measures in the U.S. The study evaluated the efficiency of the wood version of agricultural straw (i.e., wood strands) at reducing sediment loss from wind erosion and preserving air quality.