Nitrate: Processes, Patterns and Management

by T.P. Burt (Editor), A. L. Heathwaite (Editor), Stephen T. Trudgill (Editor)

Commences with detailed accounts of nitrogen cycles and nitrate production in atmospheric, terrestrial and aquatic systems. Using a geographical perspective and stressing the fundamental importance of the drainage basin as the primary unit for water quality control, the second section deals with nitrate transport patterns. Lastly, it considers various strategies for nitrate pollution including legislative, land use and water treatment options.

456 pages, Hardcover

First published May 11, 1993