Project Page Views: [ 728 ]
| Project Metadata Element | Details |
| Project Title | Eutrophication from Agriculture Sources (Phosphorus and Nitrogen) - Slurry Spreading |
| Research Area | Water |
| Project Acronym | |
| Principal Investigator or Lead Irish Partner | Declan Ryan |
| Lead Institution or Organisation | Teagasc |
| Lead Country | Ireland |
| Latitude, Longitude (of Lead Institution) | 52.84828, -6.91743 |
| Lead Funding Entity | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Approximate Project Start Date | 01/11/2000 |
| Approximate Project Finishing Date | 01/02/2003 |
| Project Website (if any) | |
| Links to other Web-based resources | |
| Project Keywords | Agriculture; Nutrient Loss; Rainfall; Mapping |
| Project Abstract | Previous studies have shown that P and N can be lost to water by overland flow following slurry applications to agricultural land. The quantities of nutrient lost depend on the timing and intensity of rainfall events, soil hydrology and the quantity of slurry applied to the land. The loss of nutrient remains high even if heavy rain does not fall for up to six weeks after spreading. This project will include a review of aspects of hydrology, meteorology and spreading technology to define criteria for ranking conditions which contribute to nutrient loss. Overland flow data from previous slurry spreading trials will be analysed and published. The information gathered will be summarised in two maps, one showing regional slurry spreading opportunities and the other showing regional requirements for slurry storage. |