The EU Nitrates Directive: A European Approach to Combat Water Pollution from Agriculture
From 1991 onward, the European Union (EU) member states have had to comply with the Nitrates Directive. The aim of this directive is to sustainably protect ground and surface waters from pollution with nitrogen (nitrate) originating from agriculture. Agriculture is, on an EU level, the largest singl...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2001-01-01
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| Series: | The Scientific World Journal |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2001.377 |