Diffuse agricultural pollution of groundwater: addressing impacts in Denmark and Eastern England

Abstract Diffuse groundwater pollution by agricultural land-use practices is a major international problem. The evolution of the problem in two similar areas Northern Europe, highly dependent on for public water supply and arable agriculture economic production, reviewed over decades through reference to some exceptionally long-term monitoring data. In Denmark, greatest concern has been with excessive concentrations pesticides their metabolites but significant nitrate problems have also experienced areas. Eastern England, rising constituted greater pesticide issues had be confronted. An in-depth assessment approaches available utilities addressing provided, contrasting treatment solutions, which implications carbon footprint, controls, eliminate or reduce leaching, source catchment