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Nitrate in United Kingdom rivers: policy and its outcomes since 1970

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Nitrate in United Kingdom rivers: policy and its outcomes since 1970. / Burt, T. P.; Howden, N. J. K.; Worrall, F. et al.
In: Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 45, No. 1, 01.01.2011, p. 175-181.

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Burt, TP, Howden, NJK, Worrall, F, Whelan, MJ & Bieroza, M 2011, 'Nitrate in United Kingdom rivers: policy and its outcomes since 1970', Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 45, no. 1, pp. 175-181. https://doi.org/10.1021/es101395s

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Burt, T. P., Howden, N. J. K., Worrall, F., Whelan, M. J., & Bieroza, M. (2011). Nitrate in United Kingdom rivers: policy and its outcomes since 1970. Environmental Science and Technology, 45(1), 175-181. https://doi.org/10.1021/es101395s

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Burt TP, Howden NJK, Worrall F, Whelan MJ, Bieroza M. Nitrate in United Kingdom rivers: policy and its outcomes since 1970. Environmental Science and Technology. 2011 Jan 1;45(1):175-181. doi: 10.1021/es101395s

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Burt, T. P. ; Howden, N. J. K. ; Worrall, F. et al. / Nitrate in United Kingdom rivers : policy and its outcomes since 1970. In: Environmental Science and Technology. 2011 ; Vol. 45, No. 1. pp. 175-181.

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