The setting of standards for agricultural nitrogen emissions: A case study of the Delphi technique

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 323-337

  Angus, A J ^a   Hodge, I D ^a   McNally, S ^b   Sutton, M A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Best available techniques; Integrated pollution prevention and control; N2O; NH3; Nitrogen pollution; NO3 ; NOx; Poultry farming

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; EUTROPHICATION; FARMS; FERTILIZERS; GLOBAL WARMING; NITROGEN OXIDES; POLLUTION CONTROL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BEST AVAILABLE TECHNIQUE; CASE-STUDIES; DECISIONS MAKINGS; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; INTEGRATED POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROLS; NITROGEN EMISSIONS; NITROGEN POLLUTION; NO3-; POULTRY FARMING; PRIORITY POLLUTANTS;

DECISION MAKING;

AMMONIA; BIOFUEL; NITROGEN DERIVATIVE; NITROGEN OXIDE; NITROUS OXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; DELPHI ANALYSIS; NITROGEN; POLLUTION CONTROL; POULTRY; STANDARD (REGULATION);

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; CROP MANAGEMENT; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ELECTRICITY; EUTROPHICATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MANURE; NITRATE LEACHING; POULTRY FARMING; SOIL MANAGEMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0347447327     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2003.09.006     Document Type: Article

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