Nitrate: Processes, Patterns and Management

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Part 1 Nitrogen cycling and nitrate production in catchment ecosystems: nitrogen cycling in catchment ecosystems - an overview, Dr. A.L.Heathwaite et al nitrogen and nitrogen compounds in the atmosphere, Dr.R.P.Wayne, Physical Chemistry Oxford University nitrogen cycling in agricultural soils, Dr.K.Smith, Dr. A.Vinten, Edinburgh School of Agriculture nitrate dynamics in forest soils, Dr.H.Van Miegroet, Oak Ridge Dr.Dale Johnson, University of Nevada nitrogen cycling in surface waters and lakes, Dr.A.L.Heathwaite nitrogen cycling in wetlands, Dr.C.Howard-Williams and Dr.Malcolm Downes, Taupo, New Zealand nitrate cycling in marine waters, Dr. Nicholas Owens, Plymouth Marine Laboratory. Part 2 Spatial and temporal patterns of nitrate transfer: nitrate in groundwater, Dr.T.P.burt Oxford, Dr.S.T.Trudgill, Sheffield nitrate losses from agricultural land, Dr.A.D.Armstrong, FDEU Cambridge Dr.T.P.Burt, Oxford nitrate in surface waters, Dr. P.J.Johnes, Liverpool Dr.T.P.Burt, Oxford. Part 3 Management strategies: changes in agricultural practice, Dr.R.J.Parkinson, Polytechnic South West controlling losses of nitrate by changing land use, Dr.T.P.Burt, Oxford N.E.Haycock, Silsoe treatment processes for nitrate removal from water supplies, Dr.T.Hall, WRc Swindon Dr.B.T.Croll, Anglia Water Services nitrate and the law, S.Ball, Sheffield. Part 4 Overview: The politics of nitrate in the UK, Professor T.O'Riordan, Dr.G.Bentham, University of East Anglia nitrate - future problems - future solutions?, Dr.A.L.Heathwaite, Dr.T.Burt, Dr.S.T.Trudgill.