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Links to Related Sites

Water: Resources, Uses & Pollution

Site run by the Institute for Environmental and Legal Sudies in Mauritius. Detailed descriptions of the environmental pressures and pollution of the aquatic resources of Mauritius are provided.

Environmental Issues - Water Quality & Pollution

Site of the Swan Canning Catchment Centre, Perth, Western Australia. Detailed information regarding aquatic pollutants is provided as well as information pertaining specifically to the catchment.

Austrian Federal Environment Agency

Page providing electronic access to environmental information through the Austrian Federal Environment Agency. Web links as well as paper publications are also available.

Irrigation Management and Conservation Practices

Site belonging to the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA. The page itself is an article for improving nitrogen and irrigation management in Nebraska, USA.

IHE Home Page

Site of the International Institute for Infrastructural, Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, Netherlands. In depth information on monitoring environmental and hydrological changes is available as well as searchable databases, articles and web links.

Water Resources of Wisconsin

Site belonging to the United States Geological Survey providing hydrological information on the State of Wisconsin, USA. On-line publications, relevant web links and references are provided as well as details of past and on-going projects.

CLM Home Page

Site of the Centre for Agriculture, Netherlands, providing detailed information regarding nutrients, water, crop protection and international policy among others. Information is provided in the form of articles and web links.

Nutrient Data Laboratory Food Composition Data

Site of the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service which provides a database, the Nutrient Data LAboratory, on the composition data of food.

Water Quality: Nutrients

Site of the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resource Conservation Service. Information on the subject is provided in the form of articles, maps, facts, figures as well as GIS data.

Nitrate-Nitrogen in Drinking Water

Site of Wilkes University, Pennsylvania, USA. Detailed information on the sources and efects of nitrates and nitrites in drinking water is provided. Numerous web links are also listed.

Nutrient Management

Site of the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resource Conservation Service, New York. The page describes the thought process of developing a management plan for nutrient and agricultural waste and effects on water quality.

Pete's Electronic Archive and Resource Library (PEARL)

Site maintained by the Agricultural Services Unit of the University of Oaklahoma, USA. The site hosts an extensive fact sheet library with topics ranging from agricultural economics to wildlife, including water quality and management.

PIONEER Operational Forecast of Nutrients in Estuaries of European Rivers

Site of the Institute of Hydrophysics now incorporated into the Institute for Coastal Research, Germany.The Land Ocean Thematic Search Engine (LOTSE) is a database with the option to list projects or search texts, maps and the institute's web pages. Information on nutrients may be obtained by searching this site.

Special Projects Home Page

Site of the National Ocean Service (NOS) of the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration Service (NOAA), USA. Detailed information, including maps, bathetric data and eutrophication assessments is provided on the state of the coasts of USA.

Mid-Altantic Integrated Assessment

Site of the of the Mid-Atlantic Integrated Assessment (MAIA) of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA). Information is provided on scientific ecological information regarding the mid-Atlantic region of the USA. Maps and project reports are provided as well. Estuaries, nutrients, groundwater, lakes, ponds, streams and wetlands are among the topics covered

UK DEFRA/ Environmental Protection

Site of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK. Detailed information is provided on policies regarding environmental issues such as water, pollution prevention and sustainable development.

The SCOPE Newsletter

Site of the Centre Europeen d'Etudes des Plolyphophates(CEEP). The newsletter is an initiative by CEEP to promote better understanding of the sustainble use of phosphate and the role of phosphate in the environment. Articles on phosphates and their effects on the environment are provided.

Reducing Pollution

Site of the Pamlico Sound Estuary Fishermen's Association (PSEFA), North Carolina, USA. Information is provided on the state and conservation of marine food species and their environment.

The Hudson River Estuary - The Basics

Site of Biological Sciences at the State University of New York at Stony Brook (SUNYSB), USA. Information on the state of estuaries and coral reefs in the US, among other things, is provided along with web links to national marine laboratories.

ESA Home Page

Site of the Ecological Society of America (ESA), Washington, USA. Information is provided in the form of on line publications on environmental topics, including aquatic pollution, as well as an extensive list of web sites organized by subject headings.

Statistical Indices

Site of the European Statistic Laboratory's (ESL) Sustainable Development and Policy Performance Indices. Detailed information is provided regarding various indices with refernce to a variety of subjects including waste, water pollution and resources and loss of biodiversity.

Sustainability Forum

Site of the San Francisco State University's (SFSU) Pacific Basin Study Centre. A range of articles on food production, with particualr emphasis on rice, are provided.

Plant Nutrition Hohenheim

Site of the University of Hohenheim's Institute of Plant Nutrition. Information regarding current projects as well as on line publications are available.