Application of the FARMSCOPER tool for assessing agricultural diffuse pollution mitigation methods across the Hampshire Avon Demonstration Test Catchment, UK

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 24, Issue , 2012, Pages 120-131

  Zhang, Y ^a   Collins, A L ^a,b   Gooday, R D ^a  

^a ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catchment management; Cost effectiveness; Demonstration Test Catchment; Diffuse pollution; Farm; Mitigation; Model

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DIFFUSE POLLUTION; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FARM SCALE OPTIMISATION OF POLLUTANT EMISSION REDUCTION; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84870251224     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2012.08.003     Document Type: Article

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