Assessing the impact of Nitrate Vulnerable Zones in England on nitrate loss from agricultural land

International Journal of River Basin Management

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 233-243

  Lord, Eunice I ^a   Anthony, Steve G ^a   Gooday, Richard D ^a  

^a ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nitrate Directive; Nitrate mitigation; Nitrate vulnerable zones

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARABLE FARMING; ESTIMATION METHOD; FERTILIZER; GRASSLAND; LAND MANAGEMENT; LEACHING; MITIGATION; NITRATE; RUNOFF;

SUIDAE;

EID: 70350539662     PISSN: 15715124     EISSN: 18142060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15715124.2009.9635386     Document Type: Article

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