Influence of EU policy on agricultural nutrient losses and the state of receiving surface waters in Finland

• Published in: Agricultural and food science Vol. 16; no. 4; p. 282
• Main Authors: Ekholm, Petri, Granlund, Kirsti, Kauppila, Pirkko, Mitikka, Sari, Niemi, Jorma, Rankinen, Katri, Räike, Antti, Räsänen, Johanna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Scientific Agricultural Society of Finland 01.01.2007
• Subjects: agriculture; environment; environmental policies; European union; eutrophication; Finland; lakes; nutrients; rivers; runoff

In Finland, the first large-scale efforts to control nutrient loading from agriculture got under way with the introduction of the EU Agri-Environmental Program in 1995. We examined whether these efforts have decreased agricultural nutrient losses and improved the quality of receiving waters. To do s...