Agriculture Non-Point Source Pollution Control Good Management Practices-- The Chesapeake Bay Experience
| Author/creator | Cestti, Rita Author |
| Other author | Srivastava, Jitendra 1940- Author |
| Other author | Jung, Samira 1962- Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Washington : World Bank Publications |
| Description | 54 p. ill 25.000 x 018.000 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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| Series | World Bank Working Paper Ser. No. 7 |
| Summary | Annotation Over the last few decades the quality of many international water bodies has deteriorated, resulting in economic losses from declines in the fishing industry and in tourism, as well as a loss of biodiversity and health impacts from contaminated water. This deterioration has been caused by many factors including nutrient run-off from agriculture, insufficiently treated sewage, drainage of wetlands, coastal erosion, introduction of exotic species, eutrophication and inadequate resource management. One of the most significant sources of degradation has been form excessive discharge of nitrogen and phosphorus compounds (nutrients), due to the poor management practices used in agricultural, domestic and industrial activities.This publication aims to draw the attention of professionals and practitioners working in agricultural and environmental sectors to the experience and successes of the environmentally friendly good agricultural practices being used in the Chesapeake Bay Region of the United States to reduce nutrient loads in water. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2003049715 |
| ISBN | 9780821355237 |
| ISBN | 0821355236 (Trade Paper) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780821355237 |
| Stock number | 9780821355237 00028989 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |