Herbicide degradation in the subsurface and aquifer environment in Northern and Southern Europe
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Country: EU Projects
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Start Date:
1/8/1993
Duration: 44
months
Project Type: RTD
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Contract Number: EV5V-CT930254
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Organisation Type:
University research group / research institute |
Topics:
Contaminated land-->Soil and groundwater processes-->Contaminant hydrology Contaminated land-->Soil and groundwater processes-->Geochemistry Contaminated land-->Soil and groundwater processes-->Microbiology Diffuse pollution-->Contaminants-->Persistent Organic Pollutants Diffuse pollution-->Diffuse pollution overview Diffuse pollution-->Monitoring Groundwater protection-->Groundwater processes-->Groundwater processes overview Groundwater protection-->Groundwater protection overview Groundwater protection-->Monitoring-->Monitoring overview
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Project objectives:
To establish the potential for chemical and biological degradation of selected herbicides in the unsaturated and saturated zone of unconfined aquifers and to establish the effect of environmental variables on rates of herbicide degradation.
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Project
Summary:
The project consisted of a core experiment and several satellite experiments:
Core experiment: dealing with the degradation of atrazine in soil samples from two boreholes in each of the participating countries (UK, Beligium and Greece). Samples were obtained using a dry percussion coring technique. Sites were in areas of heavy herbicide use where the water table was within 20m of the soil surface.
Satellite experiments (on atrazine and selected other herbicides): total counts of bacteria; collection of groundwater and porewater for herbicide and anion analysis; degradation studies at low herbicide concentrations using radio-labelled herbicides; investigation of the role of co-metabolism and adaptation and studies on abiotic degradation; detailed characterisatio of the temperature response of herbicide degradation; isolation of pure cultures of pesticide degrading bacteria.
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Additional Information:
Lead Institution:
University of Reading, Department of Soil Science, Reading, UK
Partner Institutions:
Institut de Recherches Chimiques - Instituut voor Scheikundig Onderzoek, Tervueren, Belgium
National Centre for Scientific Research 'Demokritos', Athens, Greece
Benaki Phytopathalogical institute, Kifissia, Greece
This information was taken from a source other than the project site: European Commission (1998) Examples of EC research projects directly or indirectly related to soil science. Edited by M. Catizzone. European Commission, Directorate-General 12: Science Research & Development
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Funding Programme(s):
EC Framework 4 Funding Programme FP4 of European Community activities in the field of research and technological development and demonstration
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Link to Organisations:
The University of Reading
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Submitted by:
Dr Antony Chapman
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30/12/2005 11:52:00
Updated by:
Professor Paul Bardos
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28/09/2006 17:38:00
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