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Author:   Philip Haygarth (Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, North Wyke, Devon, UK) ,  Steven Jarvis (Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, North Wyke, Devon, UK) ,  Steven Jarvis (Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, North Wyke, Devon, UK) ,  Steven Jarvis (Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, North Wyke, Devon, UK)
Publisher:   CABI Publishing
Imprint:   CABI Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   1.247kg
ISBN:  

9780851995458

ISBN 10:   0851995454
Pages:   528
Publication Date:   15 October 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part I: Agriculture: Potential sources of water pollution 1.1: Introduction: Agriculture as a potential source of water pollution 1.2: Nitrogen 1.3: Phosphorus 1.4: Manures 1.5: Pesticides and persistent organic pollutants 1.6: Heavy metals 1.7: Human enteric pathogens 1.8: Sediment 1.9: Nutrient balances Part II: Hydrology: The carrier and transport of water pollution 2.1: Introduction: Modelling hydrological and nutrient transport processes 2.2: Hydrological source management of pollutants at the soil profile scale 2.3: Hydrological mobilization of pollutants at the slope/field scale 2.4: Modelling hydrological mobilization of nutrient pollutants at the catchment scale 2.5: Pollutant-sediment interactions: sorption, reactivity and transport of phosphorus 2.6: Quantifying sediment and nutrient pathways within danish agricultural catchments 2.7: Development of geographical information systems for assessing hydrological aspects of diffuse nutrient and sediment transfer from agriculture 2.8: Wetlands as regulators of pollutant transport Part III: Water Quality: Impacts and case studies from around the world 3.1: Introduction: Impacts of agriculture on water quality around the world 3.2: Solutions to nutrient management problems in the chesapeake bay watershed 3.3: Nutrient and pesticide transfer from agricultural soils to water in New Zealand 3.4: Land, water and people: complex interactions in the murrumbidgee river catchment 3.5: Managing the effects of agriculture on water quality in Northern Ireland 3.6: Conflicts and problems with water quality in the upper catchment of the Manyame River 3.7: Dryland salinisation: a challenge for land and water management in the Australian landscape 3.8: Quantifying nutrient limiting conditions in temperate river systems

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"""It provides a 'one-stop shop' for readers to broaden their knowledge base across links between agriculture and water quality.""-- ""Vadose Zone Journal"""

It provides a 'one-stop shop' for readers to broaden their knowledge base across links between agriculture and water quality.-- Vadose Zone Journal

It provides a 'one-stop shop' for readers to broaden their knowledge base across links between agriculture and water quality.

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