How effective are on-farm mitigation measures for delivering an improved water environment? A systematic map

Environmental Evidence

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Randall, Nicola P ^a   Donnison, Louise M ^a   Lewis, Paul J ^a   James, Katy L ^a  

^a HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buffer strip; Catch crop; Controlled trafficking; Cover crop; Faecal indicator organism; Nitrogen; Pathogen; Pesticide; Phosphorus; Sediment; Slurry; Subsoiling; Water quality; Woodland creation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84950245939     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20472382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13750-015-0044-5     Document Type: Article

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