Datasets / Soil Nutrient Balances England


Soil Nutrient Balances England

Published By Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Issued almost 10 years ago

GB
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Summary

Type of release
ongoing release of a series of related datasets

Licence
UK Open Government Licence

Verification
automatically awarded

Description

Soil nutrient balances provide a method for estimating the annual nutrient loadings of nitrogen and phosphorus to agricultural soils and hence provide an indication of the potential risk associated with losses of nutrients to the environment which can impact on air and water quality and on climate change. Source agency: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Designation: Official Statistics not designated as National Statistics Language: English Alternative title: Soil Nutrient Balances England