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Record Nr.

UNINA9910966726203321

Autore

Cestti Rita

Titolo

Agriculture non-point source pollution control : good management practices-- the Chesapeake Bay experience / / Rita Cestti, Jitendra Srivastava, Samira Jung

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2003

ISBN

1-280-08406-5

9786610084067

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

vii, 46 pages : illustrations, map ; ; 26 cm

Collana

World Bank working paper ; ; no. 7

Altri autori (Persone)

SrivastavaJitendra <1940->

JungSamira <1962->

Disciplina

363.739/46

Soggetti

Nonpoint source pollution - Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Water quality management - Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Best management practices (Pollution prevention) - Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- CONTENTS -- Cover -- Title -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Importance in Addressing Non-Point Source Pollution -- 3. On-Farm Best Management Practices -- 4. Effectiveness of Best Management Practices -- 5. Factors Affecting Farmers' Participation and Adoption of Best Management Practices -- Annex 1 Best Management Practices -- Annex 2 Simplified BMPs -- References -- LIST OF TABLES -- LIST OF FIGURES.

Sommario/riassunto

This title draws the attention of professionals and practitioners working in agricultural and environmental sectors to the experience and successes of the environmentally friendly good agricultural practices being used in the Chesapeake Bay region of the US, to reduce nutrient loads in water.