Abstract
Considerable losses of nutrients and pesticides in conventional agriculture severely affect groundwatercycles. In integrated farming leaching is still a problem. The combination of high nitrogen efficiency and the absence of pesticides makes organic farming systems the most approppriate farming systems in catchment areas for drinking water production
| Original language | Dutch |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 672-676 |
| Journal | H2O : tijdschrift voor watervoorziening en afvalwaterbehandeling |
| Volume | 22 |
| Publication status | Published - 1989 |
Keywords
- agriculture
- alternative farming
- animal manures
- canals
- damage
- environment
- groundwater pollution
- horticulture
- hydrology
- netherlands
- organic farming
- plant diseases
- plant disorders
- plant pathology
- plant pests
- plant protection
- pollution control
- protection
- rivers
- streams
- surface water
- water
- water balance
- water intake
- water pollution
- water quality
- water resources
- water supply
- wells
- hydrological cycle
- water catchment
