Strong hydroclimatic controls on vulnerability to subsurface nitrate contamination across Europe
Excess fertilizer use causes subsurface contamination. Here, the authors conduct an assessment of water quality vulnerability across Europe, finding that 75% of agricultural regions are susceptible to nitrate contamination for least one-third of the year, two times more than using standard estimatio...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2020-12-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19955-8 |