December 30, 2009
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Soil & Groundwater Newsletter December 30, 2009 |
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GRDC research targets water-use efficiency gains
Advances in management practices mean growers have been making steady improvements in water-use efficiency over the past 30 years. However, future climate variability in southern Australia is likely to deliver warmer and drier springs. So storing as much water in the soil as possible prior to sowing will become vital if maximum productivity is to be achieved. The Grains Research & Development Corporation is funding 19 research projects across the southern and western regions of Australia, to the value of US$17.6 million over four years. The aim is to deliver a 10 percent improvement ... |
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Continuing nightmare in Bhopal: CSE laboratory tests soil, water samples from Union Carbide
For more than 25 years, the Union Carbide (UCIL) factory has been contaminating the land and water of Bhopal. Latest tests show that groundwater in areas even three km away from the factory contains almost 40 times more pesticides than Indian standards. These are the findings of a study released here today by the New Delhi-based research and advocacy organisation, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). CSE’s Pollution Monitoring Lab (see note on lab below) has tested water and soil samples from in and around the Union Carbide factory, and found high concentrations of pesticides and heavy metals ... |
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