Agricultural slurry an increasing problem to the environment: A comparative study of controls in the UK, Netherlands and Denmark

Pollution of watercourses from farm waste have been steadily increasing mainly as a result of deliberate or accidental discharge. A number of factors have contributed to this steady increase; the increase in intensive livestock farming has generally occurred without the necessary improvements in collection, storage and disposal facilities, facilities to separate rainwater from yard washings and slurry lagoons and finally the relatively low levels of fmes imposed of farmers for causing pollution. Difficulties exist in obtaining a precise relationship between agricultural practices and environme... Mehr ...