Agricultural non-point source pollution in China: Causes and mitigation measures

Ambio

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 370-379

  Sun, Bo ^a   Zhang, Linxiu ^b   Yang, Linzhang ^a   Zhang, Fusuo ^c   Norse, David ^d   Zhu, Zhaoliang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^c CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agricultural policy; Mitigation strategy; Non point source pollution; Organic manure; Synthetic nitrogen fertilizers

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGROCHEMICAL; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; INCENTIVE; LITERATURE REVIEW; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MITIGATION; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; NITROGEN CYCLE; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; ORGANIC FARMING; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PESTICIDE; RECYCLING; SOIL POLLUTION; STANDARD (REGULATION); WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURE; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SOIL POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTANT;

AGRICULTURE; CHINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CHINA;

EID: 84863655504     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-012-0249-6     Document Type: Review

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