Cross sector contributions to river pollution in England and Wales: Updating waterbody scale information to support policy delivery for the Water Framework Directive

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 42, Issue , 2014, Pages 16-32

  Zhang, Y ^a   Collins, A L ^b,c   Murdoch, N ^d   Lee, D ^a   Naden, P S ^e  

^a ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^e CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nutrients; Policy; Screening tool; Sediment; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER; PHOSPHORUS;

AGRICULTURE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; DECISION MAKING; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; INFORMATION; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SCREENING; SEDIMENT; SEPTIC TANK; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SEWER; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84901978369     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2014.04.010     Document Type: Article

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