Permeable reactive interceptors: Blocking diffuse nutrient and greenhouse gases losses in key areas of the farming landscape

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 152, Issue , 2014, Pages S71-S81

  Fenton, O ^a   Healy, M G ^b   Brennan, F ^c   Jahangir, M M R ^a   Lanigan, G J ^a   Richards, K G ^a   Thornton, S F ^d   Ibrahim, T G ^a  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FARMING SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; GREENHOUSE GAS; PERMEABILITY; POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84916227549     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859613000944     Document Type: Conference Paper

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