Influence of EU policy on agricultural nutrient losses and the state of receiving surface waters in Finland

Agricultural and Food Science

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 282-300

  Ekholm, Petri ^a,b   Granlund, Kirsti ^a,b   Kauppila, Pirkko ^a,b   Mitikka, Sari ^a,b   Niemi, Jorma ^a,b   Rankinen, Katri ^a,b   Räike, Antti ^a,b   Räsänen, Johanna ^a,b  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b Suomen Ympäristökeskus ^*

Author keywords

Agriculture; Climate change; Estuaries; Eutrophication; Lakes; Nutrients; Rivers; Runoff; Water quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 42449146036     PISSN: 14596067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2137/145960607784125401     Document Type: Article

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