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County-Level Estimates of Nitrogen and Phosphorus from Animal Manure for the Conterminous United States, 2002

Published by U.S. Geological Survey | Department of the Interior | Metadata Last Checked: January 27, 2026 | Last Modified: 2020-11-17T00:00:00Z
This data set consists of county estimates of nitrogen and phosphorus in kilograms from animal manure in the conterminous United States for 2002. These estimates were based on county-level population data of livestock, poultry, and other animals (cattle, poultry, hogs and pigs, horses and ponies, sheep and lambs) from the 2002 Census of Agriculture (2004) using methods described in Ruddy and others (2006).

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