Mitigating diffuse pollution from agriculture: International approaches and experience

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 468-469, Issue , 2014, Pages 1173-1177

  Collins, A L ^a   Stutter, M ^b   Kronvang, B ^c  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; METHANE; NITRATE; NITROUS OXIDE; PHOSPHORUS;

AGRICULTURE; CATCHMENT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CROP MANAGEMENT; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GREENHOUSE GAS; NITROGEN METABOLISM; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SEDIMENT; SOIL MANAGEMENT; TILLAGE; WATER POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURE; AGROCHEMICALS; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; INTERNATIONALITY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84889581417     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.11.001     Document Type: Editorial

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