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Phosphorus: challenges for the water environment
Eutrophication issues and sources of phosphorus, with current and future problems and solutions.
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This report describes:
- current and potential future problems with high concentrations of phosphorus and eutrophication in freshwaters
- sources and evidence gaps
- current solutions
- the extent of the challenge for agricultural and non-agricultural sources
- potential future approaches and solutions
A set of annexes include:
- current and possible future control measures for the main sources of phosphorus
- river basin management planning assumptions
- a summary of projects to close the evidence gap
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Published 22 October 2021
Last updated 22 December 2022
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Published a new version which addresses policy and technical developments, along with updated facts and figures since the previously published version.
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First published.