Impact of nitrogen reduction measures on the nitrogen loads of the river Ems and Rhine (Germany)

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 30, Issue 8-10, 2005, Pages 527-541

  Wendland, F ^a   Bogena, H ^a   Goemann, H ^b   Hake, J F ^a   Kreins, P ^b   Kunkel, R ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b Res Assoc Agric Plcy/Rural Socio   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agri environmental policy evaluation; Denitrification; Diffuse water pollution; Multi criteria assessment; Nitrate leaching; River basin management

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DENITRIFICATION; DIFFUSION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; LEACHING; NITROGEN; REDUCTION; RIVERS;

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY EVALUATION; DIFFUSE WATER POLLUTION; MULTI-CRITERIA ASSESSMENT; NITRATE LEACHING; NITROGEN REDUCTION MEASURES; RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT;

WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

DENITRIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; POLLUTION CONTROL; RIVER POLLUTION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EMS RIVER; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; RHINE RIVER; WORLD;

EID: 27144440908     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2005.07.007     Document Type: Article

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