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Background The Nitrates Directive (91/676/CEE) was adopted by the EU in 1991 to protect groundwater threatened by overexploitation of agricultural land and the accumulation of nitrates. In those areas where agriculture forms the basis of the local economy, the overexploitation of land gives rise to a series of problems linked to massive chemical fertilisa ...

Background Many European ports and harbours have a tendency to silt up over time in the face of natural environmental factors. Port authorities often have to remove deposited materials to maintain the needed depths in harbour channels and basins to meet the requirements of shipping and tourism. These materials then have to be disposed of appropriately. T ...