nitrate pollution
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nitrate
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈnaɪ.treɪt/us/ˈnaɪ.treɪt/
a chemical that includes nitrogen and oxygen, often used as a fertilizer (= a substance that helps ...
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pollution
noun[U]
uk/pəˈluː.ʃən/us/pəˈluː.ʃən/
damage caused to water, air, etc. by harmful substances ...
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Nitratepollutionfrom farms is more difficult to deal with.
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That is the main cause ofnitratepollution.
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While we provide funding for pilot projects for reducingnitratepollution, we do not provide any funding for compliance with mandatory requirements.
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Nitratepollutioncarries a risk of stomach cancer and a variety of conditions caused by impaired oxygen absorption, for instance the blue baby syndrome.
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The report recognises that the problem of controllingnitratepollutionof water sources is a complex issue.
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Wetlands may also act as pollution assimilation agents fornitratepollutioncreated by up-stream agriculture.
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Eect of cropping pattern and management onnitratepollution.
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The revenue was to be used to fund subsidies for organic farming, monitoring of pesticide pollution and policy measures to limitnitratepollution.
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The turning point income fornitratepollutioncan be seen to be reasonably high, indicating that concentrations of nitrates are still rising, even in many developed nations.
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It is claimed that these could provide a simple means not only of reducing production but alsonitratepollution.
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We are not cutting research onnitratepollution.
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We all know thatnitratepollutionis serious.
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I have already mentionednitratepollutionon the land.
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Let us consider the issue ofnitratepollution.
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We have no evidence to suggest that the use of urea to clear frost from highways and runways contributes significantly tonitratepollutionof water.
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They have successfully brought together the key factors that must be considered in any policy to controlnitratepollution.
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The problem of controllingnitratepollutionof water sources is complex.
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There is no doubt that the aims of the directive, namely to reduce and preventnitratepollution, were correct.
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That is where our measure to reducenitratepollutionfrom agriculture comes in.
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