The critical loads concept: Milestone or millstone for the new millennium?

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 249, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 51-62

  Cresser, Malcolm S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical load; Pollution management; Soil; Sustainability; Water

Indexed keywords

WATER;

CRITICAL LOAD; POLLUTION POLICY; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; POLICY; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOIL;

EID: 0034678912     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(99)00510-0     Document Type: Article

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