Protection of Water Resources from Agriculture Pollution: An Integrated Methodological Approach for the Nitrates Directive 91-676-EEC Implementation.

ABSTRACT: Nitrogen is a vital nutrient helpful to plants and crop growth. However, among the leading causes of water resources pollution is the excess nitrogen from agricultural sources. In European Union countries, the Nitrates Directive has been approved to reduce this problem monitoring of water bodies with regard to nitrate concentrations, designation of Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs), and establishing codes of good agricultural practices and measures to prevent and reduce water pollution from nitrates. In light of this, we propose an integrated methodological approach to better manage a environmental issue as the perimeter of NVZs with the prospective that our approach could be used in the future by other member states representing a Best Practice in that direction. The methodology is based on

SUBMITTER: Massarelli C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8704299 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature