De landbouw als diffuse bron van nutriënten en gewasbeschermingsmiddelen

摘要: The following section starts with the policy framework consisting of three Five-Year Plans (FYP) and their corresponding sub-plans. Section 3 turns to the legal framework including laws and regulations at the central level. Implementation will be analysed in Section 4. A conclusion and an outlook are then provided at the end.Policy Framework for Water Quality Management in China China’s Five-Year Plans and their sub-plans set out the general strategy for society development and reflect the Party’s ruling ideology in this regard. The 11th FYP (2006–2010) is considered to be a milestone in the history of environmental protection in China. For the first time it sets binding goals for environmental management, ie applying total pollution load control to two major pollutants, sulphur dioxide (SO2)(a main source of air pollution) and chemical oxygen demand (COD, caused by the residual food and beverage waste from cans/bottles, antifreeze, and emulsified oils from industrial food processing and agricultural activities), respectively. Concrete reduction targets for the two pollutants and the general goals are prescribed by its sub-plans.