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Proposed New Zealand environmental standard for assessing and managing contaminants in soil
The New Zealand Government is proposing to introduce a National Environmental Standard for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil. A proposed standard was notified on 6 February for consultation. The proposed standard is consistent with the purpose of the RMA as it will promote sustainable management by: setting a standard at which land is considered safe for human health;ensuring that land affected by contaminants in soil is appropriately identified and assessed at the time of being developed and if necessary remediated, or the contaminants contained, to make the land safe for human use.
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Soil and crop management and carbon sequestration
Research results from management scenarios ranging from those in the South Eastern, Great Plains, and Upper Midwest regions of the US and from Italy are reported in the March-April, 2010 issue of the Soil Science Society America Journal.
This group of papers originated from the Soil Carbon Sequestration and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Symposium that was held jointly by the Soil Science Society of America and Geological Society of America in Houston, TX in October of 2008. Land-use practices, such as cultivation, livestock grazing, manure management, and fertilization can strongly contribute to ... |
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