Vol. 21 No. 3 (2012)

This special issue of AFS gathers current Finnish research on novel methods for reducing agricultural nutrient losses to water bodies. We hope that the special issue will succeed in triggering scientific interest on the development, needs, application, limitations and mechanisms of new methods directed towards phosphorus and nitrogen mitigation from the areas responsible for the highest environmental risks. Ideally, adaptation of such measures, together with traditional water protection, would speed up the recovery of waters and allow better recycling of nutrients in the agricultural system.