The goal of this research was to find out if, and if yes, how, grazing management could be used to improve concentrate feed efficiency and thus farm income on commercial Irish dairy farms. The research was carried out on a commercial Irish dairy farm milking 240 crossbred cows on a dry farm with sandy …

The municipality of Bergen op Zoom is assuming to overlook climate change problems and possibilities. They are missing knowledge on how to deal with a dry period. This is the reason of the requested for a research on the drought problematic. They want to know how different departments and inhabitants …

Stormwater runoff has severe negative and direct impact on the quality of surface waters and groundwater. The impact can cause chemical and heavy-metal pollution. Applying well established methods to map pollutants in urban areas and specifically in Nature-Based Solutions (NBS), such as Sustainable Urban …

The rehabilitation forest on the Waste Dump Paringin South (WDPS) of PT Adaro Indonesia was established in 2015 and 2016. The area is on the Paringin mining site near Tanjung, South Kalimantan, Indonesia. Although trees were planted on the whole area and the starting conditions were similar, the area …

Omdat de oudste wadi in Nederland nu twintig jaar is, is oriënterend onderzoek gedaan naar de bodemkwaliteit van dertig wadi’s. Het onderzoek is uitgevoerd met de meettechniek XRF (X-ray Fluoresence). De XRF meet diverse elementen (waaronder zware metalen) door röntgenstralen uit te zenden.

Klimaatadaptatie staat in Nederland hoog op de agenda en vraagt om een andere inrichting van de openbare ruimte. Grote regenbuien passen niet in rioolbuizen dus wordt verharding vervangen door groen. Groenvoorzieningen krijgen functies als waterberging en infiltreren regenwater in de bodem, zoals bij …

Water pollution by arsenic (As) is a problem in many areas of the world for both ecology and humans. To remove arsenic from surface water an environmental-friendly method called phytoremediation could be used. This method includes the usage of plants to accumulate toxins from any environmental soil, …