Quantification and control of microbial pollution from agriculture: a new policy challenge?

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 171-184

  Kay, D ^a   Crowther, J ^b   Fewtrell, L ^a   Francis, C A ^c   Hopkins, M ^a   Kay, C ^a   McDonald, A T ^d   Stapleton, C M ^a   Watkins, J ^c   Wilkinson, J ^e   Wyer, M D ^a  

^a IGES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c CREH ANALYTICAL LTD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^e CAWTHRON INSTITUTE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Best management practice; Catchment; Clean Water Act; Coliform; Faecal indicator; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; EUROPEAN UNION; FECES MICROFLORA; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; POLICY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

EID: 40649090608     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2007.10.009     Document Type: Article

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