Abstract Diffuse groundwater pollution by agricultural land-use practices is a major international problem. The evolution of the problem in two similar areas Northern Europe, highly dependent on for public water supply and arable agriculture economic production, reviewed over decades through reference to some exceptionally long-term monitoring data. In Denmark, greatest concern has been with ex...

The major wheat production region of China the North China Plain (NCP) is seriously affected by air pollution. In this study, yield of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) was analyzed with respect to the potential impact of air pollution index under conditions of optimal crop management in the NCP from 2001 to 2012. Results showed that air pollution was especially serious at the early phase of ...

Abstract Tropical communities in the developing world depend heavily on riverine systems for their socioeconomic development. However, these resources are poorly protected from diffuse pollution, and there is a lack of quantitative information regarding microbial pollution characteristics water, despite frequently reported gastrointestinal diseases. The aim our study was to apply faecal taxatio...

Remarkably little is known about the effectiveness or rates of recovery of aquatic ecosystems from reductions in human-associated pressures at landscape scales. The retention of anthropogenic contaminants within ecosystems can retard rates of recovery considerably, while the trajectories of recovery processes vary with the extent of disturbance and the resilience of biotic assemblages. The Grea...

Nitrate discharges from diffuse agricultural sources significantly contribute to groundwater and surface water pollution. Tradable permit programs have been proposed as a means of controlling nitrate emissions efficiently, but trading is complicated by the dispersed and delayed effects of the diffuse pollution. Hence, markets in nitrate discharge permits should be carefully designed to account ...