Monitoring Nitrogen Leaching for the Evaluation of the Dutch Minerals Policy for Agriculture in Clay Regions
This paper presents the results of the Dutch monitoring program for agriculture in the clay regions for the period 1996–2000 and evaluates the monitoring strategy. A wide range of farms (25 to 85%) had a NO3–-N concentration in tile drainwater higher than the EU standard of 11.3 mg/l. The low figure...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Wiley
2001-01-01
|
| Series: | The Scientific World Journal |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2001.310 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1832561794835546112 |
|---|---|
| author | Dico Fraters Leo J.M. Boumans Ton C. van Leeuwen Wim D. de Hoop |
| author_facet | Dico Fraters Leo J.M. Boumans Ton C. van Leeuwen Wim D. de Hoop |
| author_sort | Dico Fraters |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | This paper presents the results of the Dutch monitoring program for agriculture in the clay regions for the period 1996–2000 and evaluates the monitoring strategy. A wide range of farms (25 to 85%) had a NO3–-N concentration in tile drainwater higher than the EU standard of 11.3 mg/l. The low figure is related to wet winters; the high, to dry winters. Arable farms are more prone to NO3– leaching than dairy farms. On arable farms, about 25% of the N surplus leached to groundwater and tile drainwater, on dairy farms this was about 15%. N in tile drainwater has shown to be the best indicator for monitoring the effects of farming practice changes in the clay regions. The average NO3–-N concentration in tile drainwater was 18.8 and 3.2 mg/l in borehole water on farms where both were monitored. It is known that N use has a relationship with NO3– in tile drainwater and not with NH4+ and organic N. The presented results indicate that crop rotation and precipitation strongly influence NO3– concentration in tile drainwater. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-c2f04a9a993c4a2a8a193433d4d617b2 |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 1537-744X |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2001-01-01 |
| publisher | Wiley |
| record_format | Article |
| series | The Scientific World Journal |
| spelling | doaj-art-c2f04a9a993c4a2a8a193433d4d617b22025-02-03T01:24:16ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2001-01-01175876610.1100/tsw.2001.310Monitoring Nitrogen Leaching for the Evaluation of the Dutch Minerals Policy for Agriculture in Clay RegionsDico Fraters0Leo J.M. Boumans1Ton C. van Leeuwen2Wim D. de Hoop3National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The NetherlandsNational Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The NetherlandsNational Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The NetherlandsNational Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The NetherlandsThis paper presents the results of the Dutch monitoring program for agriculture in the clay regions for the period 1996–2000 and evaluates the monitoring strategy. A wide range of farms (25 to 85%) had a NO3–-N concentration in tile drainwater higher than the EU standard of 11.3 mg/l. The low figure is related to wet winters; the high, to dry winters. Arable farms are more prone to NO3– leaching than dairy farms. On arable farms, about 25% of the N surplus leached to groundwater and tile drainwater, on dairy farms this was about 15%. N in tile drainwater has shown to be the best indicator for monitoring the effects of farming practice changes in the clay regions. The average NO3–-N concentration in tile drainwater was 18.8 and 3.2 mg/l in borehole water on farms where both were monitored. It is known that N use has a relationship with NO3– in tile drainwater and not with NH4+ and organic N. The presented results indicate that crop rotation and precipitation strongly influence NO3– concentration in tile drainwater.http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2001.310 |
| spellingShingle | Dico Fraters Leo J.M. Boumans Ton C. van Leeuwen Wim D. de Hoop Monitoring Nitrogen Leaching for the Evaluation of the Dutch Minerals Policy for Agriculture in Clay Regions The Scientific World Journal |
| title | Monitoring Nitrogen Leaching for the Evaluation of the Dutch Minerals Policy for Agriculture in Clay Regions |
| title_full | Monitoring Nitrogen Leaching for the Evaluation of the Dutch Minerals Policy for Agriculture in Clay Regions |
| title_fullStr | Monitoring Nitrogen Leaching for the Evaluation of the Dutch Minerals Policy for Agriculture in Clay Regions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Monitoring Nitrogen Leaching for the Evaluation of the Dutch Minerals Policy for Agriculture in Clay Regions |
| title_short | Monitoring Nitrogen Leaching for the Evaluation of the Dutch Minerals Policy for Agriculture in Clay Regions |
| title_sort | monitoring nitrogen leaching for the evaluation of the dutch minerals policy for agriculture in clay regions |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2001.310 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT dicofraters monitoringnitrogenleachingfortheevaluationofthedutchmineralspolicyforagricultureinclayregions AT leojmboumans monitoringnitrogenleachingfortheevaluationofthedutchmineralspolicyforagricultureinclayregions AT toncvanleeuwen monitoringnitrogenleachingfortheevaluationofthedutchmineralspolicyforagricultureinclayregions AT wimddehoop monitoringnitrogenleachingfortheevaluationofthedutchmineralspolicyforagricultureinclayregions |