| Title: |
The Diffuse Phosphorous Pollution Cluster: DESPRAL – An environmental soil test to determine the potential from sediments and phosphorous transfer in run-off from agricultural land.
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| Resource Type: |
document --> technical publication --> proceedings / conference paper(s)
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| Country: |
EU Projects
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| Year of publication: |
2004 |
| Author 1/Producer: |
Withers, P.
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| Author / Producer Type: |
EC Project
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| Format (e.g. PDF): |
PDF
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EUGRIS Keyword(s): |
Diffuse pollution-->Contaminants-->Contaminants overview
Diffuse pollution-->Diffuse pollution overview
Diffuse pollution-->Monitoring
Diffuse pollution-->Sources
Sediments
Water resources and their management -->Stresses, quality and ecological status
Water resources and their management -->Water resources and their management Overview
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| Short description: |
The development of cost-effective land and nutrient management options to reduce soil and (phosphorus) P transfer from diffuse sources requires accurate identification of areas with a high risk of contributing to overall P load, a combination of the relative contribution of natural geographic factors and agricultural management factors influencing the transport of soluble and particulate-bound P within catchments. An EU project (DESPRAL) is investigating the use a simple environmental soil P test to determine the potential risk of soil and P transfer in land runoff under a range of soil types, land management practices and P inputs. The aim is to incorporate the test into a procedure to identify priority areas for management actions at the farm and catchment scale required under the EU Water Framework Directive.
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Submitted By:
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Dr Stefan Gödeke WhoDoesWhat?
Last update: 10/07/2007
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