Nitrogen pollution in the European Union - Origins and proposed solutions

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 120-132

  Van Der Voet, Ester ^a   Kleijn, René ^a   Udo De Haes, Helias A ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

atmospheric deposition; environmental policy; European Union; ground water; materials balances; nitrogen compounds; North Sea

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER; NITROGEN;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPE; HUMAN; POLITICS; SEA; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0029832162     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0376892900038509     Document Type: Article

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