Search Results - subject:"Nitrate pollution"

External costs of water pollution in the drinking water supply sector

Cullmann, Astrid; Rechlitz, Julia; Sundermann, Greta; … - 2025

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Comparison and harmonization of eutrophication assessment criteria under the WFD and the Nitrate Directives

Nikolaidis, Nikolaos P. (contributor); … - Europäische Kommission / Gemeinsame Forschungsstelle - 2024

Eutrophication of surface water bodies is the most significant water quality problem worldwide. The EU has developed an extensive regulatory and policy framework to protect the environment from nutrient pollution. Although efforts have been made to integrate and create connections between...

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Vermicompost Improves Fertility of Topsoil by Reducing Ammonia Volatilization and Nitrate Leaching in a Saline-Alkali Soil

Li, Siping; Cao, Jia; Huang, Huiying; Xue, Rui; Wang, … - 2023

Nitrogen loss is a major limiting factor affecting agricultural productivity in saline-alkali soil, with NH3 volatilization and N leaching being the main sources of N loss. In this study, the dynamics of NH3 volatilization was determined by sponge aeration and distribution of NO3- and 15N in...

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Assessment of a Novel Microalgae-Cork Based Technology for Removing Antibiotics, Pesticide and Nitrates from Groundwater

Matamoros, Victor; Rambaldo, Lorenzo; Ávila, Héctor; … - 2022

Groundwater pollution has increased in recent years due to the intensification of agricultural and livestock activities. This results in a significant reduction in available freshwater resources. Here, we have studied the long term assessment of a green technology (1-4 L/day) based on a...

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Manufacture of Guanidine HCL and Guanidine Nitrate

Anilkumar, Pampana; Matla, Sreenivas; Rao, K. V.; … - 2021

Guanidinium chloride and guanidine Nitrate are the halides of guanidine. Due to rapid growth in population and industrialization, worldwide Guanidinium chloride and guanidine Nitrate demand is increasing continuously. The production of Guanidinium chloride and guanidine Nitrate are completely...

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Im Spannungsfeld von Wasser-, Energie- und Landwirtschaftspolitik : neue Wege für den Wasserschutz in der Weser-Ems-Region

Meergans, Franziska; Aue, Christina; Knieper, Christian; … - Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik - 2020

Diese Veröffentlichung stellt eine von sechs Analysen sektorenübergreifender Herausforderungen für Wasser-Governance dar, die als Teil des STEER-Forschungsprojekts durchgeführt wurden und deren Resultate in separaten Analysen und Stellungnahmen vorliegen. Wenngleich die Land- und...

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Nitrate pollution of groundwater long exceeding trigger value : fertilization practices require more transparency and oversight

Sundermann, Greta; Wägner, Nicole; Cullmann, Astrid; … - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 10 (2020) 8/9, pp. 61-72

calculations using current data confirm the correlation established in the literature between nitrate pollution and intensive …-Palatinate, and Saxony-Anhalt, are particularly affected by nitrate pollution. While the German federal and state governments revised … the fertilizer ordinance in 2017, it remains insufficient to effectively combat nitrate pollution of groundwater. As a …

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Predicting farms' noncompliance with regulations on nitrate pollution

Lunn, Pete; Lyons, Sean; Murphy, Martin - 2019

Despite ongoing efforts by regulatory authorities, there is significant noncompliance with the EU Nitrates Directive among farms in Ireland. Nutrient pollution harms water quality and ecosystems, and farms are subject to fines for noncompliance. This paper examines reasons for noncompliance and...

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EFSA explains risk assessment : nitrites and nitrates added to food

European Food Safety Authority - 2017

The salts of nitrite and nitrate are commonly used for curing meat and other perishable produce. They are added to food to preserve it and also help hinder the growth of harmful microorganisms, in particular Clostridium botulinum, the bacterium responsible for life-threatening botulism....

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EFSA explains risk assessment : nitrites and nitrates added to food

European Food Safety Authority - 2017

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