Coupling a hydrological water quality model and an economic optimization model to set up a cost-effective emission reduction scenario for nitrogen

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 44-51

  Cools, Jan ^a   Broekx, Steven ^c   Vandenberghe, Veronique ^a   Sels, Hannes ^b   Meynaerts, Erika ^c   Vercaemst, Peter ^c   Seuntjens, Piet ^c,f,g   Van Hulle, Stijn ^b   Wustenberghs, Hilde ^e   Bauwens, Willy ^d   Huygens, Marc ^a  

^a SORESMA   (Belgium)

^b Hogeschool West Vlaanderen   (Belgium)

^c FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^d VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^e INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

^f GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Costs; Impact assessment; Nitrogen; River basin management; SWAT; Water quality modelling

Indexed keywords

BELGIUM; COST-EFFECTIVE MEASURES; COSTING MODEL; COVER CROPS; DAIRY CATTLES; ECONOMIC OPTIMIZATION; EMISSION REDUCTION; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS; MARGINAL ABATEMENT COST CURVES; MODELLING APPROACHES; RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT; RIVER BASINS; STUDY AREAS; SWAT; TOTAL NITROGEN; WATER QUALITY MODELLING; WATER QUALITY MODELS;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DAIRIES; HYDRAULICS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN; OPTIMIZATION; OXYGEN; RIVERS; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

COST REDUCTION;

CATTLE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAIRY FARMING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; NITROGEN; OPTIMIZATION; RIVER BASIN; STREAM; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY;

BELGIUM; GROTE NETE RIVER;

ANIMALIA; BOS; SUIDAE;

EID: 77957241863     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2010.04.017     Document Type: Article

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