Assessing the success of regional measures for lowering agricultural nutrient pollution in headwater streams

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 1329-1343

  Barry, C D ^a,b   Foy, R H ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CATCHMENTS; FERTILIZERS; MANURES; RIVER POLLUTION; RUNOFF; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURAL NUTRIENTS; CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS; CONTROL MEASURES; HEADWATER STREAM; NORTHERN IRELAND; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; ORGANIC WASTES; STOCKING RATES;

NUTRIENTS;

FERTILIZER; NITRATE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; WATER;

ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; MANURE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; ORGANIC WASTE; SALMONID; STREAM (RIVER); WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; AGRICULTURE; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RIVER; WATER POLLUTANT;

AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84977607874     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2015.04.0184     Document Type: Article

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