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Determining The Cost Effectiveness Of Solutions To Diffuse Pollution: Developing A Model To Assess In-Field Mitigation Options for Phosphorous and Sediment Loss

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  • Bailey, Alison P.
  • Quinton, John
  • Silgram, Martyn
  • Stevens, Carly
  • Jackson, Bob

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The European Union Water Framework Directive requires governments to set water quality objectives based on good ecological status. This includes specific requirements to control diffuse pollution. Diffuse phosphorous (P) pollution plays a pivotal role in influencing water quality with losses of P associated with soil particles often linked to soil erosion. The Mitigation Options for Phosphorus and Sediment (MOPS) project, using three case study sites, is investigating the cost effectiveness of specific control measures in terms of mitigating sediment and P loss from combinable crops. The analysis is conducted at the farm level using a simple spreadsheet model. Further development of the model will allow the results to be extrapolated to generic regional farm typologies. Results from the initial farm level analysis suggest that some mitigation options may not be cost effective in reducing diffuse pollution, however, that other options may be very cost effective.

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  • Bailey, Alison P. & Quinton, John & Silgram, Martyn & Stevens, Carly & Jackson, Bob, 2007. "Determining The Cost Effectiveness Of Solutions To Diffuse Pollution: Developing A Model To Assess In-Field Mitigation Options for Phosphorous and Sediment Loss," 81st Annual Conference, April 2-4, 2007, Reading University, UK 7966, Agricultural Economics Society.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aes007:7966
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.7966
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