86In that connection, it must be observed that, according to a document supplied by the Belgian Government, Wal_oon agriculture contributes 19% of the total nitrogen in the Meuse basin and 17% of the total nitrogen in the Escaut basin. Those two rivers cross the Walloon Region and drain into the North Sea. It must be pointed out that, although minor, those contributions are by no means insignificant.
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