A review of the efficacy of contemporary agricultural stewardship measures for ameliorating water pollution problems of key concern to the UK water industry

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 99, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 67-75

  Kay, Paul ^a   Edwards, Anthony C ^b   Foulger, Miles ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Yorkshire Water   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Dissolved organic carbon; Nutrients; Pesticides; Stewardship; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER INDUSTRY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 58549084777     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2008.10.006     Document Type: Review

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