Decrease of non-point water pollution: A practical algorithm for the user-friendly presentation of the cost-effectiveness comparison of management measures

European Water Management Online

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1-20

  Zanou, Barbara ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Cost Effectiveness Analysis; Water Framework Directive; Water Management

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ALGORITHMS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; ONLINE SYSTEMS; WATER QUALITY;

WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

WATER POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 31044442260     PISSN: 14616971     EISSN: 14616971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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