Associate Professor and Extension Specialist
Water Quality Protection
Soil Science Department
North Carolina State University

Welcome to Richard McLaughlin's Home Page, covering his research and extension activities in the Soil Science Department at North Carolina State University.
Current Projects:
Erosion Basics 1: Introduction 1.24 Mb (93 files)
Erosion Basics 2: Erosion
and Soils 2.11 Mb (125 files)
Erosion Basics 3: Rills
and Gullies 13.2 Mb (104 files)
Erosion Basics 4: Practices
Overview 11.8 Mb (118 files)
Recent Publications:
Minimizing Water Quality Impacts of Mountain Contstruction Projects
Polyacrylamie Use for Erosion and Turbidity Control on Construction Sites
Hydrodynamic Assessment of Various Types of Baffles in a Sediment Pond
Hydrodynamic and Sediment Capture Assessment of Various Baffles in a Sediment Pond
Sediment Capture Effectiveness of Various Baffle Types in a Sediment
Retention Pond
Videos
Testing Gravel Inlet Protection in an Artificial Channel 2.5 Mb
Sediment Trap (Rock Outlet) Testing Under Controlled Conditions 1.8 Mb
Porous Baffles plus Skimmer to Maximize Sediment Capture (FlocJuteSkim) 4.5 Mb
CALS Water Quality Page: http://www.water.ncsu.edu/index.html
Water Resources Research Institute: http://www2.ncsu.edu:8010/ncsu/CIL/WRRI/
Soil and Water Environmental Technology Center http://www.water.ncsu.edu/swetc/index.html