Assessment of the impact of land use in an agricultural catchment area on water quality of lowland rivers

In several countries around the world, agricultural land area exceeds 70% (Uruguay 82.6%, Kazakhstan 80.4%, Turkmenistan 72.0%, Great Britain 71.7%, Ukraine 71.6% and others). This poses a serious risk of dissipating nitrates into the aquatic environment in agricultural catchments. The aim of this s...

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Main Authors: Jerzy M. Kupiec, Ryszard Staniszewski, Szymon Jusik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2021-02-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/10564.pdf