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Rules farmers and landowners must follow if their land is in a nitrate vulnerable zone (NVZ).
The problem of nitrates in the water environment, including sources and evidence. Current control measures, potential solutions and approaches.
Regulations to reduce the risk posed by the production, importation and storage of ammonium nitrate.
How to plan and control nutrient levels, previously known as the Code of Good Agricultural Practice (CoGAP).
A focused literature review of studies of nitrogen loading and groundwater pollution from non-agricultural sources of nitrogen.
Find out how much nitrogen you can use on your land and how to plan and record your fertiliser use in a nitrate vulnerable zone (NVZ).
A literature review of the current state of knowledge on attenuation processes that degrade or attenuate nitrate in aquifers, soils and hyporheic systems.
This project examined the sources of nitrogen contributing to nutrient enrichment at two nationally designated groundwater-dependent terrestrial ecosystems.
These statements describe the methods used to determine Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs) for the period 2017 to 2020.
Use this form to appeal to the First-tier Tribunal (Environment) against a decision to include your land, or part of it, in a nitrate vulnerable zone.
Find out if your land is in a nitrate vulnerable zone (NVZ) and how to appeal.
What to do if the livestock manure produced on your farm is likely to exceed the amount you're allowed to spread on your land in an NVZ (farm limit).
Imposing provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of urea and ammonium nitrate solutions, originating in Russia, US, Trinidad and Tobago.
Find out about making imports of mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate originating in Russia, Trinidad and Tobago and the US that are subject to registration.
The government's summary of a European Commission regulation concerning the use of nitrates and nitrites as food additives.
A tool to estimate annual losses of nitrate at the field and farm scale using data provided by farmers during farm visits.
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