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6 CONCLUSION
Environmental Impact Assessment plays a major role in the efforts for achieving
rational solutions in the conflict between social goals of agricultural development
on the one hand, and preservation of the quality of life of the environment on the
other hand.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This research was supported by the Research Support Scheme of the Central
European University: grant N 124/93.
KEYWORDS
Nitrates, phosphorous, fertilizers, heavy metal, pesticide, agriculture, polluted water,
human health, environmental impact assessment, ground water pollution, Moldavia,
erosion.
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