Mitikka, Sari; Britschgi, Ritva; Granlund, Kirsti; Grönroos, Juha; Kauppila, Pirkko; Mäkinen, Risto; Niemi, Jorma; Pyykkönen, Sonja; Raateland, Arjen and Silvo, Kimmo (2005) Report on the implementation of the Nitrates Directive in Finland 2004. Finnish Environment Institute.
![[thumbnail of nitrate.pdf]](/style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png) Preview |
PDF
- English
7MB |
Document available online at: http://www.ymparisto.fi/download.asp?contentid=30444&lan=en
Summary
There are several factors that affect nitrate concentrations in natural waters. Firstly, sector of production (crop cultivation, animal husbandry), and short term and long term measures in agriculture affect the amount of nitrogen loading.
In Finland the number of farms has declined significantly since the early 1990s.However, the area under cultivation has not been reduced. The portion of the farms with livestock went down by 10 % from 1995 to 2002.
Studies on manure storage have shown that storages that are in use do not cause harmful environmental effects.
| EPrint Type: | Report |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | nitrates, nitrogen, leaching, agriculture, water quality |
| Subjects: | Environmental aspects > Air and water emissions |
| Research affiliation: | Finland |
| ISBN: | 952-11-1918-7 |
| Related Links: | http://www.environment.fi |
| Deposited By: | Koistinen, Riitta |
| ID Code: | 16401 |
| Deposited On: | 13 Oct 2009 09:59 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Apr 2010 07:41 |
| Document Language: | English |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Not peer-reviewed |
| Additional Publishing Information: | The Finnish Environment 741 |
Repository Staff Only: item control page
Download Statistics
Download Statistics
