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4.3 Land disposal and treatment <strong>of</strong> wastewaters<br />

4.4 Disposal <strong>of</strong> composted waste<br />

4.5 Recirculation and re-use systems<br />

4.5.1 Sanitation systems with source separation<br />

4.5.2 Pond systems<br />

4.5.3 Wetlands<br />

4.5.4 Irrigation systems<br />

4.6 References<br />

Chapter 5 Agricultural practice and risk avoidance<br />

5.1 Determining <strong>the</strong> nitrogen balance<br />

5.2 Natural groundwater recharge and nitrate concentrations<br />

5.3 Measures to reduce nitrogen surpluses in plant cultivation<br />

5.3.1 Planning <strong>of</strong> fertilisation<br />

5.3.2 The use <strong>of</strong> farm manure in livestock farming areas<br />

5.3.3 Management practices to minimise emissions <strong>of</strong> nitrogen by farm<br />

manure<br />

5.3.4 Crop rotation, catch cropping, tillage and nitrogen leaching<br />

5.3.5 Grassland farming<br />

5.3.6 Special crops<br />

5.4 Fur<strong>the</strong>r measures to reduce nitrate pollution <strong>of</strong> water bodies<br />

5.5 References<br />

Chapter 6 <strong>Water</strong> treatment processes <strong>for</strong> reducing nitrate concentrations<br />

6.1 Ion exchange denitrification<br />

6.1.1 Basic principles<br />

6.1.2 Plant and equipment<br />

6.1.3 Operation and per<strong>for</strong>mance<br />

6.2 Biological denitrification<br />

6.2.1 Basic principles<br />

6.2.2 Heterotrophic denitrification<br />

6.2.3 Plant and equipment<br />

6.2.4 Biological fluidised bed operation and per<strong>for</strong>mance<br />

6.2.5 Autotrophic denitrification<br />

6.3 Combination processes<br />

6.4 O<strong>the</strong>r methods<br />

6.5 Advantages and limitations <strong>of</strong> treatment methods<br />

6.6 References<br />

Chapter 7 Problem evaluation and management<br />

7.1 Monitoring and assessment<br />

7.1.1 Groundwaters<br />

7.1.2 Surface waters<br />

7.2 Analytical methods<br />

7.2.1 <strong>Water</strong> samples<br />

7.2.2 Nitrogen, ammonia<br />

7.2.3 Nitrogen, Kjeldahl<br />

7.2.4 Nitrogen, nitrate<br />

7.2.5 Nitrogen, nitrite

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