Agriculture and the Environment: Minerals, Manure and Measures

by F.B. de Walle and J. Sevenster

In this study, an overview is presented of agricultural policies on manure and minerals, relating to the Nitrate Directive to remedy excessive surface- and groundwater contamination from intensive agricultural practices. Six countries belonging to the European Union were studied: the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany and the United Kingdom. The policies and their legal incorporation were related to agricultural and environmental conditions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0792347943
• ISBN13: 9780792347941
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 211 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 9.5"