The contribution of agriculture to nutrient pollution in three European rivers, with reference to the European nitrates directive

European Water Management Online

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  De Wit, Marcel ^a,b   Behrendt, Horst ^c   Bendoricchio, Giuseppe ^d   Bleuten, Wladimir ^a   Van Gaans, Pauline ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INST INLAND WATER MGMT WASTE W   (Netherlands)

^c IGB   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; NITRATES; NUTRITION; RIVERS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CROP YIELD; MARINE WATER; NUTRIENT POLLUTION;

POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURE; NITRATES; NUTRITION; POLLUTION; RIVERS;

EID: 10344235255     PISSN: 14616971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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