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Wageningen University and Research Centre Articles
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`Standards are desperately needed for plastic and pesticide contamination in soil´
In addition to plastic in the oceans, plastic contamination in arable land throughout Europe and other parts of the world is a growing problem. No standards exist for these types of soil pollutants, nor for pesticide residues or their degradation ...
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Healthy soil is essential to a circular economy
To achieve the Dutch government`s objective of realising a circular economy in the Netherlands, it is essential to maintain the productivity of the country`s farmland. Healthy soil produces renewable raw materials for biobased products. However, ...
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Copernicus: new horizons for European and global land monitoring
How can we monitor Europe-wide farmland biodiversity so that it makes sense to farmers, is ecologically credible and still is affordable? Two new studies published in the Journal of Applied Ecology and the Journal of Environmental Management think ...
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Sacred place in Egypt saved by treating wastewater
While investigating a wastewater problem in an Egyptian village, Alterra researcher Joop Harmsen discovered that a monastery was in danger of collapsing. This unexpected threat to a sacred place turned out to be the most important incentive for ...