Nitrogen pollution in the European Union - An economy-environment confrontation

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 198-206

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

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

environment policy; European Union; materials balances; nitrogen compounds; North Sea; solutions

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; GROUND WATER; NITROGEN;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPE; HUMAN; SEA; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030454878     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0376892900038819     Document Type: Article

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