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Management, regulation and environmental impacts of nitrogen fertilization in northwestern Europe under the Nitrates Directive; a benchmark study
H. J. M. van Grinsven
PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, Department: Water, Agriculture and Food, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
H. F. M. ten Berge
Plant Research International, Wageningen University and Research Centre, The Netherlands
T. Dalgaard
Aarhus University, Department of Agroecology, Foulum, Denmark
B. Fraters
National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
P. Durand
INRA, UMR1069, Sol Agro and Hydrosysteme, 35000 Rennes, France
A. Hart
Environmental Agency, Olton, UK
G. Hofman
Ghent University, Department of Soil Management, Belgium
B. H. Jacobsen
Institute of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
S. T. J. Lalor
Teagasc, Crops Environment and Land Use Programme, Johnstown Castle, Wexford, Ireland
J. P. Lesschen
Alterra, Wageningen University and Research Centre, The Netherlands
B. Osterburg
Institute of Rural Studies, Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut (vTI), Bundesforschungsinstitut für Ländliche Räume, Wald und Fischerei, Germany
K. G. Richards
Teagasc, Crops Environment and Land Use Programme, Johnstown Castle, Wexford, Ireland
A.-K. Techen
Institute of Rural Studies, Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut (vTI), Bundesforschungsinstitut für Ländliche Räume, Wald und Fischerei, Germany
F. Vertès
INRA, UMR1069, Sol Agro and Hydrosysteme, 35000 Rennes, France
J. Webb
AEA Energy and Environment, Didcot, UK
W. J. Willems
PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, Department: Water, Agriculture and Food, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Removal efficiency of carbon and nitrogen in constructed wetlands is inconsistent and does not reveal whether the removal processes are from physical attenuation or transformation to other reactive forms. Previous research did not consider "pollution swapping" driven by transformational processes. Herein the biogeochemical dynamics and fate of carbon and nitrogen and their potential impact on the environment, as well as novel ways in which these knowledge gaps may be eliminated, are explored.
M. Huebsch, F. Grimmeisen, M. Zemann, O. Fenton, K. G. Richards, P. Jordan, A. Sawarieh, P. Blum, and N. Goldscheider
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Two different in situ spectrophotometers, which were used in the field to determine highly time resolved nitrate-nitrogen (NO3-N) concentrations at two distinct spring discharge sites, are compared: a double and a multiple wavelength spectrophotometer. The objective of the study was to review the hardware options, determine ease of calibration, accuracy, influence of additional substances and to assess positive and negative aspects of the two sensors as well as troubleshooting and trade-offs.
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