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Loading rates ranged from 0.65 to 26.80 g/m(2)/yr for total nitrogen and 0.18 to 8.96 g/m(2)/yr for total phosphorus. At loading rates below 20 g/m(2)/yr, total nitrogen concentrations in surface waters of Louisiana forested wetlands were reduced to background concentrations (i.e., < or =3 mg/l). Similarly, at loading rates below 2 g/m(2)/yr, total phosphorus concentrations were also generally reduced to background concentrations (i.e., < or =1 mg/l). These data demonstrate that freshwater forested wetlands can reduce nutrient concentrations in treated effluent to background concentrations present in relatively undisturbed wetlands. An understanding of the relationship between loading rates and nutrient removal in natural wetlands is important, particularly in Louisiana where discharges of fresh water are being used in ecosystem restoration.", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "Sewage", "Waste Management", "Nitrogen", "Wetlands", "Water", "Phosphorus", "15. 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Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 l'adoption de meilleures pratiques de gestion sp\u00e9cifiques \u00e0 la r\u00e9gion, les agriculteurs chinois peuvent contribuer \u00e0 la r\u00e9duction des \u00e9missions tout en maintenant la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire de leur grande population (>1 300 millions). Cet article pr\u00e9sente les r\u00e9sultats d'une \u00e9valuation ascendante visant \u00e0 quantifier le potentiel technique des mesures d'att\u00e9nuation pour l'agriculture chinoise \u00e0 l'aide d'une m\u00e9ta-analyse de donn\u00e9es provenant de 240 publications pour les terres cultiv\u00e9es, 67 publications pour les prairies et 139 publications pour le b\u00e9tail, et fournit le sc\u00e9nario de r\u00e9f\u00e9rence pour l'analyse des co\u00fbts des mesures d'att\u00e9nuation identifi\u00e9es. Les options de gestion pr\u00e9sentant le plus grand potentiel d'att\u00e9nuation pour le riz ou les syst\u00e8mes de culture \u00e0 base de riz sont le travail de conservation, l'irrigation contr\u00f4l\u00e9e\u00a0; le remplacement de l'ur\u00e9e par du sulfate d'ammonium, l'application d'inhibiteurs d'azote (N), l'application d'engrais \u00e0 teneur r\u00e9duite en azote, la culture int\u00e9gr\u00e9e du riz, du poisson et du canard et l'application de biochar. Une r\u00e9duction de 15\u00a0% de l'application moyenne actuelle d'engrais azot\u00e9s synth\u00e9tiques pour le riz en Chine, soit 231 kg N ha\u22121, entra\u00eenerait une diminution de 12\u00a0% des \u00e9missions directes d'oxyde nitreux (N2O) dans le sol. L'application combin\u00e9e d'engrais chimiques et organiques, le travail de conservation, l'application de biochar et l'application r\u00e9duite d'azote sont des mesures possibles qui peuvent r\u00e9duire les \u00e9missions globales de GES des syst\u00e8mes de culture en montagne. Les apports d'engrais conventionnels pour les l\u00e9gumes de serre repr\u00e9sentent plus de 2 \u00e0 8 fois la demande optimale en nutriments des cultures. Une r\u00e9duction de 20 \u00e0 40\u00a0% de l'application d'engrais azot\u00e9s sur les cultures mara\u00eech\u00e8res peut r\u00e9duire les \u00e9missions de N2O de 32 \u00e0 121\u00a0%, sans avoir d'impact n\u00e9gatif sur le rendement. L'une des mesures d'att\u00e9nuation les plus importantes pour les prairies agricoles pourrait \u00eatre la conversion de terres cultiv\u00e9es \u00e0 faible rendement, en particulier sur les pentes, en terres arbustives ou en prairies, ce qui est \u00e9galement une option prometteuse pour r\u00e9duire l'\u00e9rosion des sols. En outre, l'exclusion du p\u00e2turage et la r\u00e9duction de l'intensit\u00e9 du p\u00e2turage peuvent augmenter la s\u00e9questration du COS et r\u00e9duire les \u00e9missions globales tout en am\u00e9liorant les prairies largement d\u00e9grad\u00e9es. Pour la production animale, o\u00f9 le fourrage de mauvaise qualit\u00e9 est couramment nourri, l'am\u00e9lioration de la gestion des p\u00e2turages et de la qualit\u00e9 de l'alimentation peut r\u00e9duire les \u00e9missions de m\u00e9thane (CH4) de 11\u00a0% et 5\u00a0% en moyenne. Les compl\u00e9ments alimentaires peuvent r\u00e9duire davantage les \u00e9missions de CH4, les lipides (r\u00e9duction de 15\u00a0%) et les tanins ou saponines (r\u00e9duction de 11\u00a0%) pr\u00e9sentant le plus grand potentiel. Nous sugg\u00e9rons \u00e9galement les mesures d'att\u00e9nuation les plus rentables sur le plan \u00e9conomique, en nous appuyant sur les travaux connexes sur la construction de courbes de co\u00fbts marginaux de r\u00e9duction pour le secteur.", "keywords": ["China", "Livestock", "550", "Cropping", "MACC", "Soil Science", "Cropland", "Rice Water Management and Productivity Enhancement", "Plant Science", "Greenhouse gas", "01 natural sciences", "7. Clean energy", "630", "Environmental science", "Meta-analysis in Ecology and Agriculture Research", "Tillage", "12. Responsible consumption", "Agricultural and Biological Sciences", "Fertilizer", "Engineering", "11. 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We therefore quantified the net ecosystem production (NEP) of a poplar (Populus) short rotation coppice (SRC) culture in Flanders during its second growing season.Eddy covariance (EC) techniques were applied to obtain the annual net ecosystem exchange (NEE) of the plantation. Further, by applying a component-flux-based approach NEP was calculated as the difference between the modelled gross photosynthesis and the respiratory fluxes from foliage, stem and soil obtained via upscaling from chamber measurements. A combination of biomass sampling, inventories and upscaling techniques was used to determine NEP via a pool-change-based approach.Across the three approaches, the net carbon balance ranged from 96 to 199\u00a0g\u00a0m\u22122\u00a0y\u22121 indicating a significant net carbon uptake by the SRC culture. During the establishment year the SRC culture was a net source of carbon to the atmosphere, but already during the second growing season there was a significant net uptake. Both the component-flux-based and pool-change-based approaches resulted in higher values (47\u2013108%) than the EC-estimation of NEE, though the results were comparable considering the considerable and variable uncertainty levels involved in the different approaches. The efficient biomass production \u2013 with the highest part of the total carbon uptake allocated to the aboveground wood \u2013 led the poplars to counterbalance the soil carbon losses resulting from land use change in a short period of time.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0106 biological sciences", "NEE", "Renewable Energy", " Sustainability and the Environment", "Physics", "Carbon pools", "Forestry", "15. Life on land", "7. Clean energy", "01 natural sciences", "Net primary production", "Carbon budget", "Populus", "Carbon fluxes", "Biology", "Engineering sciences. 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Following analysis from 138 original studies, transitions from arable to short rotation coppice (SRC, poplar or willow) or perennial grasses (mostly Miscanthus or switchgrass) resulted in increased SOC (+5.0\u00a0\u00b1\u00a07.8% and +25.7\u00a0\u00b1\u00a06.7% respectively). Transitions from grassland to SRC were broadly neutral (+3.7\u00a0\u00b1\u00a014.6%), whilst grassland to perennial grass transitions and forest to SRC both showed a decrease in SOC (\u221210.9\u00a0\u00b1\u00a04.3% and \u221211.4\u00a0\u00b1\u00a023.4% respectively). There were insufficient paired data to conduct a strict meta-analysis for GHG emissions but summary figures of general trends in GHGs from 188 original studies revealed increased and decreased soil CO2 emissions following transition from forests and arable to perennial grasses. We demonstrate that significant knowledge gaps exist surrounding the effects of land use change to bioenergy on greenhouse gas balance, particularly for CH4. There is also large uncertainty in quantifying transitions from grasslands and transitions to short rotation forestry. A striking finding of this review is the lack of empirical studies that are available to validate modelled data. Given that models are extensively use in the development of bioenergy LCA and sustainability criteria, this is an area where further long-term data sets are required.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Willow", "Renewable Energy", " Sustainability and the Environment", "LCA", "0211 other engineering and technologies", "Forestry", "Miscanthus", "02 engineering and technology", "15. Life on land", "7. Clean energy", "630", "12. Responsible consumption", "Biofuel", "13. Climate action", "11. 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In the reductive reactor, the cathodic chamber supplied the reducing power to PCE dechlorinating biomass while a rutile electrode promoted the aerobic dechlorination of the less chlorinated PCE byproducts by oxygen in situ evolution. Two potentiostatic conditions, -350 and -550 mV vs SHE, were tested on the reductive reactor, which showed the capability to completely reduce the PCE into vinyl chloride (VC) and ethylene (Eth). These compounds were completely removed by the oxidative reactor with an average VC and Eth removal efficiency of 94 \u00b1 1% and 98 \u00b1 1%. The -350 mV vs SHE condition resulted in the higher coulombic efficiency for the reductive dechlorination which reached 22 \u00b1 7 % while by increasing the reductive potential to -550 mV the coulombic efficiency drop down to 6 \u00b1 1 % in favor of the methanogenesis reaction. Dehalococcoides mccartyi was found at high abundance in the reducing reactor while a heterogeneous bacterial consortium was observed in the oxidative reactor. Microbiome characterization of the reductive and oxidative reactors showed the concomitant presence of different redox niches in each compartment suggesting that the exchange of ionic species between the electrode and the counterelectrode allowed the co-existence of both reducing and oxidative reactions.", "keywords": ["0301 basic medicine", "0303 health sciences", "EC", "reductive dechlorination; oxidative dechlorination; bioremediation; bioelectrochemical systems; chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons; groundwater remediation", "Reductive dechlorination", "Process Chemistry and Technology", "H2020", "Pollution", "Horizon 2020 Framework Programme", "6. 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A buffer strip experiment consisting of two tree species (Eucalyptus camaldulensis and Casuarina cunninghamiana) with two planting densities and a pasture treatment was conducted to determine the effectiveness of NO(3)-N removal from a cattle feedlot effluent disposal area at Tullimba near Armidale, NSW Australia. Different management methods were applied for the buffers where grass and weeds were mowed 2-3 times during the second and third years and were not managed during the rest experimental years for the tree buffer, while grass was harvested 1-3 times per year for the pasture buffer. The differences between tree species and planting density significantly affected tree growth, but the growth difference did not significantly affect their capacities to reduce NO(3)-N in soil surface runoff and groundwater. On average for all the tree and pasture treatments, the buffer strips reduced NO(3)-N concentration by 8.5%, 14.7% and 14.4% for the surface runoff, shallow and deep groundwater respectively. The tree and pasture buffer strips were not significantly different in NO(3)-N reduction for both shallow and deep groundwater while the pasture buffer strips reduced significantly more NO(3)-N concentration in surface runoff than the tree buffer strips. Both buffer strips reduced more than 50% of surface runoff volume indicating that both the tree and pasture buffer strips were efficient at removing water and nutrients, mostly through a significant reduction in soil surface runoff volume.", "keywords": ["Eucalyptus", "Nitrates", "Nitrogen", "Water Pollution", "Agriculture", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water", "Trees", "Manure", "Biodegradation", " Environmental", "Waste Management", "Animals", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Cattle", "New South Wales", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"], "contacts": [{"organization": "John Duggin, Liangmin Wang, Daoping Nie,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.01.008"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Environmental%20Management", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.01.008", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.01.008", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.01.008"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2012-05-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.11.010", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-05-30T16:17:05Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2015-01-21", "title": "Reorienting Land Degradation Towards Sustainable Land Management: Linking Sustainable Livelihoods With Ecosystem Services In Rangeland Systems", "description": "This paper identifies new ways of moving from land degradation towards sustainable land management through the development of economic mechanisms. It identifies new mechanisms to tackle land degradation based on retaining critical levels of natural capital whilst basing livelihoods on a wider range of ecosystem services. This is achieved through a case study analysis of the Kalahari rangelands in southwest Botswana. The paper first describes the socio-economic and ecological characteristics of the Kalahari rangelands and the types of land degradation taking place. It then focuses on bush encroachment as a way of exploring new economic instruments (e.g. Payments for Ecosystem Services) designed to enhance the flow of ecosystem services that support livelihoods in rangeland systems. It does this by evaluating the likely impacts of bush encroachment, one of the key forms of rangeland degradation, on a range of ecosystem services in three land tenure types (private fenced ranches, communal grazing areas and Wildlife Management Areas), before considering options for more sustainable land management in these systems. We argue that with adequate policy support, economic mechanisms could help reorient degraded rangelands towards more sustainable land management.", "keywords": ["Payments for ecosystem services", "0106 biological sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "Conservation of Natural Resources", "Environmental Engineering", "Botswana", "Economics of land degradation", "Agriculture", "Management", " Monitoring", " Policy and Law", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "12. Responsible consumption", "CAH26-01-02 - physical geographical sciences", "13. Climate action", "11. Sustainability", "Animals", "Humans", "Land degradation", "Bush encroachment", "CAH13-01-03 - landscape design", "Waste Management and Disposal", "Desertification", "Ecosystem", "Land policy", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/86067/1/Reed%20et%20al%20%282015%29%20Reorienting%20land%20degradation%20towards%20sustainable%20land%20management%20JEM%20%282%29.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.11.010"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Environmental%20Management", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.11.010", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.11.010", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.11.010"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2015-03-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.07.014", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-30T16:17:06Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2007-07-11", "title": "Accumulation Of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons And Heavy Metals In Lettuce Grown In The Soils Contaminated With Long-Term Wastewater Irrigation", "description": "Accumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heavy metals (HMs) by crop plants from contaminated soils may pose health risks. A greenhouse pot experiment using lettuce (Lactuca satuva L.) as a representative vegetable was conducted to assess the concentrations of PAHs and HMs in vegetables grown in wastewater-contaminated soils. The concentrations of total PAHs were ranged from 1.5 to 3.4 mg kg(-1) in the contaminated soils, while 1.2 mg kg(-1) in the reference soil. Linear regression analyses showed that the relationships between soil and shoot PAH concentrations were stronger for LMW-PAHs (R(2) between 0.51 and 0.92) than for HMW-PAHs (R(2) 0.02 and 0.60), suggesting that translocation for LMW-PAHs is faster than HMW-PAHs. Furthermore, the data imply that root uptake was the main pathway for HMW-PAHs accumulation. The plant shoots were also highly contaminated with HMs, particularly Cd (0.4-0.9 mg kg(-1)), Cr (3.4-4.1 mg kg(-1)), Ni (11.7-15.1 mg kg(-1)) and Pb (2.3-5.3 mg kg(-1)), and exceed the guidance limits set by State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA), China and the World Health Organization (WHO). This study highlights the potential health risks associated with cultivation and consumption of leafy vegetables on wastewater-contaminated soils.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Agriculture", "Food Contamination", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water", "3. Good health", "Waste Management", "13. Climate action", "Metals", " Heavy", "11. Sustainability", "Soil Pollutants", "Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons", "Water Pollutants", " Chemical", "Lactuca", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.07.014"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Hazardous%20Materials", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.07.014", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.07.014", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.07.014"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2008-04-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.04.101", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-05-30T16:17:17Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2013-05-27", "title": "Turnover Of Organic Carbon And Nitrogen In Soil Assessed From \u039413c And \u039415n Changes Under Pasture And Cropping Practices And Estimates Of Greenhouse Gas Emissions", "description": "The continuing clearance of native vegetation for pasture, and especially cropping, is a concern due to declines in soil organic C (SOC) and N, deteriorating soil health, and adverse environment impact such as increased emissions of major greenhouse gases (CO2, N2O and CH4). There is a need to quantify the rates of SOC and N budget changes, and the impact on greenhouse gas emissions from land use change in semi-arid subtropical regions where such data are scarce, so as to assist in developing appropriate management practices. We quantified the turnover rate of SOC from changes in \u03b4(13)C following the conversion of C3 native vegetation to C4 perennial pasture and mixed C3/C4 cereal cropping (wheat/sorghum), as well as \u03b4(15)N changes following the conversion of legume native vegetation to non-legume systems over 23 years. Perennial pasture (Cenchrus ciliaris cv. Biloela) maintained SOC but lost total N by more than 20% in the top 0-0.3m depth of soil, resulting in reduced animal productivity from the grazed pasture. Annual cropping depleted both SOC and total soil N by 34% and 38%, respectively, and resulted in decreasing cereal crop yields. Most of these losses of SOC and total N occurred from the >250 \u03bcm fraction of soil. Moreover, this fraction had almost a magnitude higher turnover rates than the 250-53 \u03bcm and <53 \u03bcm fractions. Loss of SOC during the cropping period contributed two-orders of magnitude more CO2-e to the atmosphere than the pasture system. Even then, the pasture system is not considered as a benchmark of agricultural sustainability because of its decreasing productivity in this semi-arid subtropical environment. Introduction of legumes (for N2 fixation) into perennial pastures may arrest the productivity decline of this system. Restoration of SOC in the cropped system will require land use change to perennial ecosystems such as legume-grass pastures or native vegetation.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "2311 Waste Management and Disposal", "12. Responsible consumption", "Greenhouse gases", "2305 Environmental Engineering", "13. Climate action", "2304 Environmental Chemistry", "2310 Pollution", "11. Sustainability", "\u03b413C", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "C turnover", "\u03b415N"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.04.101"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Science%20of%20The%20Total%20Environment", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.04.101", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.04.101", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.04.101"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2013-11-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.12.107", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-05-30T16:17:18Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2016-01-09", "title": "Partitioning Of Carbon Sources Among Functional Pools To Investigate Short-Term Priming Effects Of Biochar In Soil: A C-13 Study", "description": "Biochar sequesters carbon (C) in soils because of its prolonged residence time, ranging from several years to millennia. In addition, biochar can promote indirect C-sequestration by increasing crop yield while, potentially, reducing C-mineralization. This laboratory study was set up to evaluate effects of biochar on C-mineralization with due attention to source appointment by using (13)C isotope signatures. An arable soil (S) (7.9 g organic C, OC kg(-1)) was amended (single dose of 10 g kg(-1) soil) with dried, grinded maize stover (leaves and stalks), either natural (R) or (13)C enriched (R*), and/or biochar (B/B*) prepared from the maize stover residues (450 \u00b0C). Accordingly, seven different combinations were set up (S, SR, SB, SR*, SB*, SRB*, SR*B) to trace the source of C in CO2 (180 days), dissolved organic-C (115 days) and OC in soil aggregate fractions (90 days). The application of biochar to soil reduced the mineralization of native soil organic C but the effect on maize stover-C mineralization was not consistent. Biochar application decreased the mineralization of the non-enriched maize stover after 90 days, this being consistent with a significant reduction of dissolved organic C concentration from 45 to 18 mg L(-1). However, no significant effect was observed for the enriched maize stover, presumably due to differences between the natural and enriched materials. The combined addition of biochar and enriched maize stover significantly increased (twofold) the presence of native soil organic C or maize derived C in the free microaggregate fraction relative to soil added only with stover. Although consistent effects among C sources and biochar materials remains elusive, our outcomes indicate that some biochar products can reduce mineralization and solubilization of other sources of C while promoting their physical protection in soil particles.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "550", "Soil organic carbon", "Stable Isotopes", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "630", "6. Clean water", "2311 Waste Management and Disposal", "Biochar", "2305 Environmental Engineering", "Priming", "2304 Environmental Chemistry", "2310 Pollution", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Soil aggregates"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.12.107"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Science%20of%20The%20Total%20Environment", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.12.107", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.12.107", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.12.107"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2016-03-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.05.073", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-05-30T16:17:18Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2016-06-09", "title": "Associations Between Soil Bacterial Community Structure And Nutrient Cycling Functions In Long-Term Organic Farm Soils Following Cover Crop And Organic Fertilizer Amendment", "description": "Agricultural management practices can produce changes in soil microbial populations whose functions are crucial to crop production and may be detectable using high-throughput sequencing of bacterial 16S rRNA. To apply sequencing-derived bacterial community structure data to on-farm decision-making will require a better understanding of the complex associations between soil microbial community structure and soil function. Here 16S rRNA sequencing was used to profile soil bacterial communities following application of cover crops and organic fertilizer treatments in certified organic field cropping systems. Amendment treatments were hairy vetch (Vicia villosa), winter rye (Secale cereale), oilseed radish (Raphanus sativus), buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum), beef manure, pelleted poultry manure, Sustane(\u00ae) 8-2-4, and a no-amendment control. Enzyme activities, net N mineralization, soil respiration, and soil physicochemical properties including nutrient levels, organic matter (OM) and pH were measured. Relationships between these functional and physicochemical parameters and soil bacterial community structure were assessed using multivariate methods including redundancy analysis, discriminant analysis, and Bayesian inference. Several cover crops and fertilizers affected soil functions including N-acetyl-\u03b2-d-glucosaminidase and \u03b2-glucosidase activity. Effects, however, were not consistent across locations and sampling timepoints. Correlations were observed among functional parameters and relative abundances of individual bacterial families and phyla. Bayesian analysis inferred no directional relationships between functional activities, bacterial families, and physicochemical parameters. Soil functional profiles were more strongly predicted by location than by treatment, and differences were largely explained by soil physicochemical parameters. Composition of soil bacterial communities was predictive of soil functional profiles. Differences in soil function were better explained using both soil physicochemical test values and bacterial community structure data than using soil tests alone. Pursuing a better understanding of bacterial community composition and how it is affected by farming practices is a promising avenue for increasing our ability to predict the impact of management practices on important soil functions.", "keywords": ["Crops", " Agricultural", "2. Zero hunger", "Environmental Engineering", "Farms", "Bacteria", "Microbiota", "Agriculture", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Pollution", "6. Clean water", "RNA", " Bacterial", "Soil", "13. Climate action", "RNA", " Ribosomal", " 16S", "Environmental Chemistry", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Fertilizers", "Waste Management and Disposal", "Soil Microbiology", "Environmental Monitoring"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.05.073"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Science%20of%20The%20Total%20Environment", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.05.073", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.05.073", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.05.073"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2016-10-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.2166/wst.2012.618", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-05-30T16:21:18Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2013-01-11", "description": "<p>This paper projects a positive outcome for large-scale algal biofuel and energy production when wastewater treatment is the primary goal. Such a view arises partly from a recent change in emphasis in wastewater treatment technology, from simply oxidising the organic matter in the waste (i.e. removing the biological oxygen demand) to removing the nutrients \uffe2\uff80\uff93 specifically nitrogen and phosphorus \uffe2\uff80\uff93 which are the root cause of eutrophication of inland waterways and coastal zones. A growing need for nutrient removal greatly improves the prospects for using new algal ponds in wastewater treatment, since microalgae are particularly efficient in capturing and removing such nutrients. Using a spreadsheet model, four scenarios combining algae biomass production with the making of biodiesel, biogas and other products were assessed for two of Australia\uffe2\uff80\uff99s largest wastewater treatment plants. The results showed that super critical water reactors and anaerobic digesters could be attractive pathway options, the latter providing significant savings in greenhouse gas emissions. Combining anaerobic digestion with oil extraction and the internal economies derived from cheap land and recycling of water and nutrients on-site could allow algal oil to be produced for less than US$1 per litre.</p>", "keywords": ["Wastewater", "01 natural sciences", "7. Clean energy", "6. Clean water", "12. Responsible consumption", "Waste Management", "Chlorophyta", "13. Climate action", "Biofuels", "11. Sustainability", "Anaerobiosis", "Biomass", "Oils", "Carbon Footprint", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Greg Threlfall, Tim Grant, Kurt Liffman, Tony Priestley, David F. Batten, George Freischmidt, D.A. Paterson, Tom Beer, Lucas Rye,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2012.618"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Water%20Science%20and%20Technology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.2166/wst.2012.618", "name": "item", "description": "10.2166/wst.2012.618", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.2166/wst.2012.618"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2013-02-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.wasman.2018.02.044", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-05-30T16:17:52Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2018-03-02", "title": "A simple awareness campaign to promote food waste reduction in a University canteen", "description": "Food waste has important environmental, social and economic impacts and increasing attention has been given lately to the unparalleled scale of food waste in the food supply chain worldwide. An initiative aiming to reduce food waste was tested at the School of Agriculture canteen (University of Lisbon, Portugal). The 'Clean dish, clean conscience!' initiative consisted of a simple and inexpensive education campaign to raise awareness of reducing plate waste, by establishing the connection between food waste and personal behaviour. As a first stage plate waste from canteen users was measured over a 10\u202fday period. After this period, a waste consumption index and per capita waste consumption were calculated to evaluate the level of satisfaction of the consumer and the related concern about food wastage, and was classified as Bad. After this first stage it was concluded that the users did not have strong convictions about avoiding food waste. During the second stage of the project an education campaign was implemented with plate waste being monitored for a further 16\u202fdays to assess the effectiveness of the campaign. The approach consisted of displaying simple and affordable informative posters in strategic areas of the canteen with simple messages reminding not to accept food they knew they would not eat. This led to a mean reduction in the waste consumption index of \u223c15%. A parallel action encouraging separation of organic and inorganic waste was implemented as well, with an active participation of >70% of the users. The initiative achieved its objective of reducing plate waste by raising awareness of the daily food waste problem at the institution's canteen and by suggesting 'how-to' actions for reducing such waste. This study showed how avoidable waste can be reduced simply by making students aware of the topic of food waste. Simple strategies may be useful to improve behaviours and increase sustainability of the canteens at Universities although this proved to be only efficient with the collaboration of the canteen staff that needs solid education. From the results, a set of measures was presented to the University Social Services for adoption to ensure a permanent reduction of food waste and recyclables in the University canteens.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Schools", "Portugal", "Universities", "Waste Management", "Food", "0502 economics and business", "05 social sciences", "11. Sustainability", "Food Services", "01 natural sciences", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences", "12. Responsible consumption"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Pinto, Renata Soares, Pinto, Renata Machado dos Santos, Melo, Felipe Fochat Silva, Campos, Suzana Santos, Cordovil, Cl\u00e1udia Marques-dos-Santos,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2018.02.044"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Waste%20Management", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.wasman.2018.02.044", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.wasman.2018.02.044", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.wasman.2018.02.044"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2018-06-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1080/10643389.2018.1471957", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-05-30T16:18:53Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2018-08-24", "title": "A research challenge vision regarding management of agricultural waste in a circular bio-based economy", "description": "Agricultural waste is a huge pool of untapped biomass resources that may even represent economic and environmental burdens. They can be converted into bioenergy and bio-based products by cascading conversion processes, within circular economy, and should be considered residual resources. Major challenges are discussed from a transdisciplinary perspective, focused on Europe situation. Environmental and economic consequences of agricultural residue management chains are difficult to assess due to their complexity, seasonality and regionality. Designing multi-criteria decision support tools, applicable at an early-stage of research, is discussed. Improvement of Anaerobic Digestion (AD), one of the most mature conversion technologies, is discussed from a technological point of view and waste feedstock geographical and seasonal variations. Using agricultural residual resources for producing high-value chemicals is a considerable challenge analysed here, taking into account innovative eco-efficient and cost-effective cascading conversion processes (bio-refinery concept). Moreover, the promotion of agricultural residues-based business is discussed through industrial ecology, to promote synergy, on a local basis, between different agricultural and industrial value chains. Finally, to facilitate a holistic approach and optimise materials and knowledge flows management, the connection of stakeholders is discussed to promote cross-sectorial collaboration and resource exchange at appropriate geographic scales.", "keywords": ["bio-based materials", "circular economy", " agriculture", " biogas", " economics", "330", "Circular economy", "Ing\u00e9nierie des aliments", "Biogas", "/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/responsible_consumption_and_production; name=SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production", "01 natural sciences", "7. Clean energy", "630", "/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/decent_work_and_economic_growth; name=SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth", "12. 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Climate action", "biomat\u00e9riau", "outil d'aide \u00e0 la d\u00e9cision", "\u00e9coconception"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://cris.unibo.it/bitstream/11585/679111/4/Gontard.pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/10643389.2018.1471957"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2018.1471957"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Critical%20Reviews%20in%20Environmental%20Science%20and%20Technology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1080/10643389.2018.1471957", "name": "item", "description": "10.1080/10643389.2018.1471957", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1080/10643389.2018.1471957"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2018-03-19T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1111/gcbb.12028", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-05-30T16:19:27Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2012-12-22", "title": "An Energy-Biochar Chain Involving Biomass Gasification And Rice Cultivation In Northern Italy", "description": "Abstract<p>The competing demand for food and bioenergy requires new solutions for the agricultural sector as, for instance, the coupling of energy production from gasification technology and the application of the resulting biochar as soil amendment. A prerequisite for the implementation of this strategy is the scale\uffe2\uff80\uff90specific assessment of both the energetic performance and of the impacts in terms of greenhouse gases (GHG) emission and crop responses. This study considered the gasification process developed by Advanced Gasification Technology (AGT, Italy), which is a fixed\uffe2\uff80\uff90bed, down\uffe2\uff80\uff90draft, open core, compact gasifier, having 350\uffc2\uffa0kW of nominal electric capacity (microgeneration); this gasifier uses biomass feedstock deriving from agricultural/forest products and byproducts. In this study, the resulting biochar, derived from conifer wood chips of mountain forestry management in North\uffe2\uff80\uff90western Italy, was applied to a nearby paddy rice field, located in the largest rice agricultural area of Europe. We performed a Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) adapting the BEAT2 model specifically focusing on the GHG balance of the supply chain, from the forestry management to the field distribution of the resulting biochar. The results indicated that the gasification stage had the highest impact in the supply chain in terms of emissions, but net emissions allocated to biochar were always negative (ranging between \uffe2\uff88\uff920.54 and \uffe2\uff88\uff922.1\uffc2\uffa0t CO2e\uffc2\uffa0t\uffe2\uff88\uff921 biochar), hypothesizing two scenarios of 32% and 7.3% biochar mineralization rate in soil, over a time period of 100\uffc2\uffa0years. Finally, biochar had a marginal but positive effect on rice yield, thus increasing the sustainability of this energy\uffe2\uff80\uff90biochar chain.</p>", "keywords": ["330", "gasification", "01 natural sciences", "7. Clean energy", "630", "Paddy rice", "Environment (including Climate Change)", "12. 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The objective of the present study was to divide an intensive dairy farm into N attenuation capacity areas based on this ad-hoc delivery. Historical and current spatial and temporal multi-level data- sets (stable isotope and dissolved gas) were combined and interpreted. Results showed that the farm had four distinct attenuation areas: high N attenuation: characterised by ammonium-N (NH4+-N) below 0.23 mg NH4+-N l-1 and nitrate (NO3--N) below 5.65 mg NO3-- N l-1 in surface, drainage and groundwater, located on imperfectly to moderately-well drained soils with high denitrification potential and low nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (av. 0.0032 mg N2O-N l-1); moderate N attenuation: characterised by low NO3--N concentration in drainage water but high N2O production (0.0317 mg N2O-N l-1) and denitrification potential lower than group 1 (av. \u03b415N-NO3-: 16.4 , av. \u03b418O-NO3-: 9.2 ), on well to moderately drained soils; low N attenuation area 1: characterised by high NO3--N (av. 6.90 mg NO3--N l-1) in drainage water from well to moderately-well drained soils, with low denitrification potential (av. \u03b415N-NO3-: 9.5 , av. \u03b418O-NO3-: 5.9 ) and high N2O emissions (0.0319 mg N2O l-1); and low N attenuation area 2: characterised by high NH4+-N (av. 3.93 mg NH4+-N l-1 and high N2O emissions (av. 0.0521 mg N2O l-1) from well to imperfectly drained soil. N loads on site should be moved away from low attenuation areas and emissions to air and water should be assessed.", "keywords": ["dairy systems", "Farms", "Time Factors", "550", "Nitrogen", "Science", "Nitrous Oxide", "management change", "Oxygen Isotopes", "01 natural sciences", "Permeability", "nitrogen", "dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium", "soil", "Dairy system", "Soil", "Isotopes", "Waste Management", "Oxygen Radioisotopes", "Ammonium Compounds", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "Nitrates", "Geography", "Stable Isotopes", "Q", "R", "Water", "Agriculture", "15. Life on land", "nitrification", "6. Clean water", "Management", "DNRA", "Dairying", "Milk", "Slurries", "13. 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In this perspective, the present research was aimed at the complete valorisation of Garganega grape pomace by recovering bioactive phenol extracts and by testing the solid fibre extract residues in composite formulation for packaging applications. The pomace was derived from white wine production, therefore, respect to red pomace, it was promptly removed from must after pressing, and its exploitation can be particularly interesting and valuable as still rich in active compounds. Phenol extracts were obtained both via solvent-based and pressurised liquid extractions and their phytochemical compositions were compared in terms of total amount of phenols, flavonoids, flavanols, anthocyanins, hydroxycinnamic acids, and reducing sugars. Antioxidant activity and detailed phenol profiles were also achieved. The highest phenol yield was obtained via solvent-based extraction with 75% acetone (v/v), solid/liquid ratio 1:5, 2h incubation at 50\u00b0C (77.9 gGAeq/kgDW). The fibrous solid residue of the extraction was characterized via thermogravimetric analysis and used for composite preparation by melt mixing with the renewable and biodegradable PHBV polymer through a green approach (solvent-less process). The composites resulted thermally stable at high temperatures, showing initial degradation processes only at temperatures higher than 250\u00b0C. Differential scanning calorimetry analyses were carried out to study melting and crystallization phenomena, while mechanical properties were investigated by tensile tests. The materials finally showed properties similar to those of the matrix. The bio-composites can be considered as an alternative to plain PHBV, since they are less expensive and eco-friendlier thanks to a reduced polymeric content, and they could represent a suitable way for full agro-waste exploitation.", "keywords": ["Flavonoids", "Agricultural Sciences", "Plant Extracts", "Science", "Q", "R", "Industrial Waste", "Wine", "Plant extracts", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "02 engineering and technology", "Industrial waste", "Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries", "Food technology", "Antioxidants", "0404 agricultural biotechnology", "Phenols", "Waste Management", "Medicine", "Food Technology", "Vitis", "0210 nano-technology", "Antioxidants; Flavonoids; Food Technology; Phenols; Plant Extracts; Vitis; Waste Management; Wine; Industrial Waste", "Waste management", "Research Article"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://cris.unibo.it/bitstream/11585/793863/1/Monari%20et%20al%20PLOSONE%202020%20.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0239629"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/PLOS%20ONE", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1371/journal.pone.0239629", "name": "item", "description": "10.1371/journal.pone.0239629", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1371/journal.pone.0239629"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2020-09-18T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3389/fsufs.2022.937802", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-05-30T16:21:41Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-08-04", "title": "European Union's policymaking on sustainable waste management and circularity in agroecosystems: The potential for innovative interactions between science and decision-making", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>The European Economic Community (EEC) and later the European Union (EU) have issued policies on waste during the last 50 years. This paper aims at analyzing EEC and EU's policymaking on waste management and circularity in agroecosystems as compared with other sectors of waste management (e.g., municipal, industrial, construction waste, etc.). Even if founded on the same general principles, and especially the precautionary principle, policymaking on waste and by-product management in agroecosystems differs from waste management in other sectors. In particular, agricultural waste management has been excluded from the European Waste Framework Directive, from its start in 1975 to this day. The issue of waste and by-products in agroecosystems has been addressed in multiple Directives and Regulations, historically aiming at reducing the potential negative impacts of residual organic matter application in agriculture. In the last decade, the swiftly growing interest for circular economy has triggered a breakthrough in traditional waste management, potentially affecting all economic sectors and enforcing systemic perspectives rather than more conventional \u201csilo\u201d approaches. Circularity in agroecosystems should thus become a major subject of EU's policymaking, but may suffer from its lack of a general framework, contrary to waste in other sectors. Moreover, agricultural valorization of urban residual organic streams may face several roadblocks in between differing legislations for agroecosystems and for \u201cnon-agricultural\u201d systems. A systemic approach of the question of residual matter in agroecosystems, backing a strong policymaking framework for the sector, would be necessary in this context. Science-policymaking interactions are necessary to tackle these issues and should take innovative forms to address their complexity. Policy briefs, Policy Labs and the new European Commission Scientific Advice Mechanism represent existing innovative tools to take the topic of policymaking for sustainable waste management and circularity in agroecosystems forward.</p></article>", "keywords": ["[SDE] Environmental Sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "organic waste agricultural waste by-product valorization waste management circular economy bioeconomy policymaking European Union", "330", "Nutrition. Foods and food supply", "circular economy", "05 social sciences", "TP368-456", "01 natural sciences", "7. Clean energy", "Food processing and manufacture", "12. Responsible consumption", "by-product valorization", "13. Climate action", "[SDE]Environmental Sciences", "0502 economics and business", "11. Sustainability", "policymaking", "waste management", "TX341-641", "European Union", "agricultural waste", "bioeconomy", "organic waste", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2022.937802"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Frontiers%20in%20Sustainable%20Food%20Systems", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3389/fsufs.2022.937802", "name": "item", "description": "10.3389/fsufs.2022.937802", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3389/fsufs.2022.937802"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2022-08-04T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.2134/jeq2011.0240", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-05-30T16:21:01Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2011-12-05", "title": "Broadcast Urea Reduces N2o But Increases No Emissions Compared With Conventional And Shallow-Applied Anhydrous Ammonia In A Coarse-Textured Soil", "description": "<p>Despite the importance of anhydrous ammonia (AA) and urea as nitrogen (N) fertilizer sources in the United States, there have been few direct comparisons of their effects on soil nitrous oxide (N2O) and nitric oxide (NO) emissions. We compared N oxide emissions, yields, and N fertilizer recovery efficiency (NFRE) in a corn (Zea mays L.) production system that used three different fertilizer practices: urea that was broadcast and incorporated (BU) and AA that was injected at a conventional depth (0.20 m) (AAc) and at a shallower depth (0.10 m) (AAs). Averaged over 2 yr in an irrigated loamy sand in Minnesota, growing season N2O emissions increased in the order BU &lt; AAc &lt; AAs. In contrast, NO emissions were greater with BU than with AAc or AAs. Emissions of N2O ranged from 0.5 to 1.4 kg N ha\uffe2\uff88\uff921 (50\uffe2\uff80\uff93140 g N Mg\uffe2\uff88\uff921 grain), while NO emissions ranged from 0.2 to 0.7 kg N ha\uffe2\uff88\uff921 (20\uffe2\uff80\uff9370 g N Mg\uffe2\uff88\uff921 grain). Emissions of total N oxides (NO + N2O) increased in the order AAc &lt; BU &lt; AAs. Despite having the greatest emissions of N2O and total N oxides, the AAs treatment had greater NFRE compared with the AAc treatment. These results provide additional evidence that AA emits more N2O, but less NO, than broadcast urea and show that practices to reduce N2O emissions do not always improve N use efficiency.</p>", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Environmental Engineering", "Monitoring", "Policy and Law", "Climate", "Nitrous Oxide", "Agriculture", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Nitric Oxide", "Pollution", "Zea mays", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water", "Management", "Soil", "Ammonia", "13. Climate action", "Urea", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Waste Management and Disposal", "Water Science and Technology", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2011.0240"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Environmental%20Quality", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.2134/jeq2011.0240", "name": "item", "description": "10.2134/jeq2011.0240", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.2134/jeq2011.0240"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2011-11-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.2298/spat1942016k", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-05-30T16:21:20Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2020-02-27", "title": "Territorial analysis as support to the strategic environmental assessment process for agro-waste management planning", "description": "<p>Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for waste management planning (WMP)    has been applied around the world for fifteen years now. In addition to    identifying potential trends in space and the environment by means of WMP,    the SEA process contributes to involving the general public in issues    relevant to the environment. In turn, the endpoint of the SEA process is a    set of results that enable appropriate decisions to be made related to WMP.    Bearing this in mind, it is necessary for all the segments of the SEA    process to be supported by specific spatial analyses and presentations    enabling visual monitoring of the results. In this context, an important    role is played by GIS tools, since they offer support to the SEA process and    give it a new quality, which, in addition to visualizing the results, also    increases objectivity in the evaluation of the planned solutions. This paper    presents the deployment of GIS tools in spatial analysis and the support    they provide for the SEA process during the development of the Agro-Waste    Management Plan for Oplenac Vineyard in Serbia (AWMP). The results indicate    the possibility of applying GIS tools to increase objectivity in the    Multi-Criteria Evaluation (MCE) of the planned solutions in the SEA process.</p>", "keywords": ["waste management plan", "GIS", "gis", "NA1-9428", "01 natural sciences", "12. Responsible consumption", "13. Climate action", "Architecture", "11. Sustainability", "Strategic Environmental Assessment", "territorial analysis", "14. Life underwater", "strategic environmental assessment", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.2298/spat1942016k"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Spatium", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.2298/spat1942016k", "name": "item", "description": "10.2298/spat1942016k", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.2298/spat1942016k"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2019-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/app13010612", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-05-30T16:21:46Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2023-01-02", "title": "Prospective Scenarios for Addressing the Agricultural Plastic Waste Issue: Results of a Territorial Analysis", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>Agricultural activities have been positively affected by the use of plastic products, but this has resulted in the production of plastic waste and led to an increase in environmental pollution. To continue benefiting from the use of plastics but addressing at the same time the environmental issue, two strategies seem viable: the development of technologies for extending plastics lifespan and the gradual replacement of traditional non-biodegradable materials by biodegradable ones, at least for some products. This study focuses on a territorial analysis, performed using a Geographic Information System (GIS) in an agricultural area of the Apulia region (southern Italy). Areas of agricultural plastic waste production were identified through land-use maps. The application of plastic waste indices to different crop types and plastic products allowed quantifying and georeferencing actual plastic waste production. From this actual visualization, the other strategies were obtained by properly managing the indices. Two improved scenarios were obtained, the first consisted of extending the lifespan of some plastics, and the second entailed the introduction of some biodegradable alternatives. About 11,103 tons of agricultural plastic waste are yearly produced in the area and 7450 tons come from covering films. Lifespan extension would reduce the annual waste amount by about 25%, while more alternative products are needed to achieve significant results in the second scenario.</p></article>", "keywords": ["Technology", "QH301-705.5", "QC1-999", "plastic detection", "01 natural sciences", "12. Responsible consumption", "Land Use", "11. Sustainability", "Biology (General)", "Waste management", "QD1-999", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences", "2. 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Results showed that the farm had four distinct attenuation areas: high N attenuation: characterised by ammonium-N (NH4+-N) below 0.23 mg NH4+-N l-1 and nitrate (NO3--N) below 5.65 mg NO3-- N l-1 in surface, drainage and groundwater, located on imperfectly to moderately-well drained soils with high denitrification potential and low nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (av. 0.0032 mg N2O-N l-1); moderate N attenuation: characterised by low NO3--N concentration in drainage water but high N2O production (0.0317 mg N2O-N l-1) and denitrification potential lower than group 1 (av. \u03b415N-NO3-: 16.4 , av. \u03b418O-NO3-: 9.2 ), on well to moderately drained soils; low N attenuation area 1: characterised by high NO3--N (av. 6.90 mg NO3--N l-1) in drainage water from well to moderately-well drained soils, with low denitrification potential (av. \u03b415N-NO3-: 9.5 , av. \u03b418O-NO3-: 5.9 ) and high N2O emissions (0.0319 mg N2O l-1); and low N attenuation area 2: characterised by high NH4+-N (av. 3.93 mg NH4+-N l-1 and high N2O emissions (av. 0.0521 mg N2O l-1) from well to imperfectly drained soil. 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Two improved scenarios were obtained, the first consisted of extending the lifespan of some plastics, and the second entailed the introduction of some biodegradable alternatives. About 11,103 tons of agricultural plastic waste are yearly produced in the area and 7450 tons come from covering films. Lifespan extension would reduce the annual waste amount by about 25%, while more alternative products are needed to achieve significant results in the second scenario.</p></article>", "keywords": ["Technology", "QH301-705.5", "QC1-999", "plastic detection", "01 natural sciences", "12. Responsible consumption", "11. Sustainability", "Biology (General)", "QD1-999", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "products lifespan", "T", "Physics", "sustainability; GIS; land use; plastic detection; waste management; biodegradable plastic; products lifespan", "land use", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "biodegradable plastic", "15. 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REFLOW, an interdisciplinary cross-sectoral H2020 European Training Network project, will develop and provide a solid economic and environmental alternative to inorganic fertilizers by delivering cost-effective, nutritive and safe standardised Bio Based Fertilizers (BBF) products. In accordance with the circular economy framework, new fertilizer products will increase, or at least maintain, actual production yields while avoiding environmental impacts in the dairy processing industry.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Bio Based Fertlizers", "Waste Management", "13. Climate action", "Phosphorus", "Circular Economy", "Dairy Industry", "7. Clean energy", "12. 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However, due to improper waste disposal of plastic, its residues often remain or even lead to the formation ofmicroplastics (1\u00a0\u00b5m - 5\u00a0mm, MiPs) in the final compost product. To better understand the processes, we first quantified 'macroplastics' (> 20\u00a0mm, MaPs) input via biowaste collection into an industrial composting plant, and, then determined MiP concentrations at five stages during the composting process (before and after shredding and screening processes), and in the water used for irrigation. The total concentrations of MaPs in the biowaste collected from four different German districts ranged from 0.36 to 1.95\u00a0kg ton-1 biowaste, with polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) representing the most abundant types. The 'non-foil' and 'foil' plastics occurred in similar amounts (0.51\u00a0\u00b1\u00a00.1\u00a0kg ton-1 biowaste), with an average load of 0.08\u00a0\u00b1\u00a00.01 items kg-1 and 0.05\u00a0\u00b1\u00a00.01 items kg-1, respectively. Only 0.3\u00a0\u00b1\u00a00.1\u00a0kg MaP t-1 biowaste was biodegradable plastic. Compost treatment by shredding tripled the total number of MaPs and MiPs to 33 items kg-1, indicating an enrichment of particles during the process and potential fragmentation. Noticeably, a substantial amount of small MiPs (up to 22,714\u00a0\u00b1\u00a02,975 particles L-1) were found in the rainwater used for compost moistening, being thus an additional, generally overlooked plastic source for compost. 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However, due to improper waste disposal of plastic, its residues often remain or even lead to the formation ofmicroplastics (1\u00a0\u00b5m - 5\u00a0mm, MiPs) in the final compost product. To better understand the processes, we first quantified 'macroplastics' (> 20\u00a0mm, MaPs) input via biowaste collection into an industrial composting plant, and, then determined MiP concentrations at five stages during the composting process (before and after shredding and screening processes), and in the water used for irrigation. The total concentrations of MaPs in the biowaste collected from four different German districts ranged from 0.36 to 1.95\u00a0kg ton-1 biowaste, with polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) representing the most abundant types. The 'non-foil' and 'foil' plastics occurred in similar amounts (0.51\u00a0\u00b1\u00a00.1\u00a0kg ton-1 biowaste), with an average load of 0.08\u00a0\u00b1\u00a00.01 items kg-1 and 0.05\u00a0\u00b1\u00a00.01 items kg-1, respectively. 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