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A nitrate vulnerable zone is a conservation designation of the Environment Agency for areas of land that drain into nitrate polluted waters, or waterways that could become polluted by nitrates due to environmental and health threats. A nitrate vulnerable zone can be designated as a response to an increase in nitrate leaching or increased use of nitrate fertilizers.

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Nitrate vulnerable zone

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A nitrate vulnerable zone is a conservation designation of the Environment Agency for areas of land that drain into nitrate polluted waters, or waterways...

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River Ythan

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Scottish Government has designated the River Ythan catchment as a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone following concerns about the spread of algal mats in the river...

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Conservation designation

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(MNR) National nature reserve (NNR) National scenic area (NSA) Nitrate vulnerable zone (NVZ) Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) For a comprehensive...

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NVZ

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to Nitrate vulnerable zone, a conservation designation in the United Kingdom Non-volley zone in the game of Pickleball Northern Volcanic Zone, a zone of...

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Agriculture in the United Kingdom

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regulations governing designated Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZ) aim to protect ground and surface water from contamination with nitrates and manure. Around 68%...

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Riparian zone

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attenuation of nitrate or denitrification of the nitrates from fertilizer in this buffer zone is important. The use of wetland riparian zones shows a particularly...

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Balmalcolm

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to be designated a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone, and nine farms were required to follow an action programme in regards to their nitrate usage as a result.56°15′44″N...

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Index of environmental articles

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Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act 1987 Newlands Reclamation Act Niagara Falls Night soil Nitrate Vulnerable Zone No-dig gardening...

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Nutrient management

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economic benefits of variable rate nitrogen fertilization in a nitrate vulnerable zone". Science of the Total Environment. 545–546: 227–235. Bibcode:2016ScTEn...

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Conservation in the United Kingdom

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Northern Ireland NIEA National scenic area NSA Scotland NatureScot Nitrate vulnerable zone NVZ England Environment Agency Scheduled monument SAM England Historic...

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Nitrogen cycle

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then occur to convert the ammonium to nitrite and nitrate. Nitrate can be returned to the euphotic zone by vertical mixing and upwelling where it can be...

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Eastbourne Downland Estate

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Eastbourne Downland Estate falls into a government-designated Nitrate Vulnerable Zone. On 12 November 2009, the South Downs National Park was created...

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Holdingham

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lime-rich, suited for growing cereals and grasses but classified as a nitrate vulnerable zone. Holdingham also gave its name to a civil parish which existed...

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Groundwater pollution

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aquifers. Nitrate is the most common chemical contaminant in the world's groundwater and aquifers. In some low-income countries, nitrate levels in groundwater...

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Water Resources Act 1991

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per litre set by the EC Drinking Water Directive (80/778/EEC.) Nitrate vulnerable zones from 01/01/09 have risen from 55% and now cover 68% of total U...

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Mesopelagic zone

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The mesopelagic zone (Greek μέσον, middle), also known as the middle pelagic or twilight zone, is the part of the pelagic zone that lies between the photic...

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Quoisley Meres

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2010) Natural England: Assessment for applications for use of the Nitrate Vulnerable Zone derogation from the Livestock Manure Nitrogen Farm Limit: Appendix...

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2020 Beirut explosion

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On 4 August 2020, a large amount of ammonium nitrate stored at the Port of Beirut in the capital city of Lebanon exploded, causing at least 218 deaths...

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Anoxic waters

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second-best electron acceptor, which in sea water, is nitrate. Denitrification occurs, and the nitrate will be consumed rather rapidly. After reducing some...

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San Joaquin Valley

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nitrates over the MCL. According to this chart, there were eight wells which had nitrate levels above the 10 mg/L MCL, out of 90 sampled for nitrates...

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Vulnerable waters

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Vulnerable waters refer to geographically isolated wetlands (GIWs) and to ephemeral and intermittent streams. Ephemeral and intermittent streams are seasonally...

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Ocean

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components of biological material, and are commonly known as "nutrients". Nitrate and phosphate have ocean residence times of 10,000 and 69,000 years, respectively...

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