Water protection in the Baltic Sea and the Chesapeake Bay: Institutions, policies and efficiency

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 81-93

  Iho, Antti ^a   Ribaudo, Marc ^b   Hyytiäinen, Kari ^c  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Chesapeake Bay; Cost efficiency; Nonpoint source pollution; Nutrient trading; Point source pollution

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; EFFICIENCY; EUTROPHICATION; NUTRIENTS;

BALTIC SEA; CHESAPEAKE BAY; COST EFFICIENCY; NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; NUTRIENT TRADING; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION;

MARINE POLLUTION;

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SEA WATER;

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUTROPHICATION; MARINE POLICY; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; NUTRIENT BUDGET; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; WATERSHED;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BALTIC SEA; CHESAPEAKE BAY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUTROPHICATION; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; OCEANIC REGIONS; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLLUTION; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED; BALTIC STATES; BAY; ESTUARY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; CHESAPEAKE BAY; UNITED STATES;

AGRICULTURE; BALTIC STATES; BAYS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ESTUARIES; EUTROPHICATION; MARYLAND; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84926407705     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.02.011     Document Type: Article

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