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. 2009 May 4;4(5):e5417. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0005417

Table 2. Possible measures for decreasing the phosphorus input to the Baltic Sea.

Measure Area Tonnes/year
Sewage treatment Poland 5,332
Sewage treatment Russia 3,844
Sewage treatment Belarus 1,984
Sewage treatment Baltic States 992
Sewage treatment Czech Rep. 372
Phosphate-free detergents* All 3,100
Agriculture All 5,600
Rural sewage treatment Sweden 175
Mussel cultivation Sweden 35
Dams Sweden 10
Protective zones Sweden 7.5
Wetlands Sweden 4.3
Soil drainage Sweden 2.6
*

In combination with sewage treatment.

Swedish examples are from [18] and the other examples emanate from [27].