SFB 564: B2.1 - Lateral water flow and transport of agrochemicals
Description:
The project aims at developing a model of the dynamics of agrochemicals (fertilisers, pesticides) and selected heavy metals on a regional scale as a function of cropping intensity in the highland areas of Northern Thailand. The model shall predict the effects of cropping intensity on mobility and leaching of agrochemicals in the agriculturally used system itself but also on the chemical status of neighbouring ecosystems including downstream areas. The methods for measuring and estimating the fluxes of agrochemicals in soils will be adapted to the conditions of the soils and sites in Northern Thailand. Fluxes of agrochemicals will be measured in fruit tree orchards on the experimental sites established together with projects B1, C1 and D1. Also, processes governing the dynamics of agrochemicals will be studied.
Executive Institute:
Department of Soil Science Details of Department of Soil Science
Parent institution:
Berlin Institute of Technology (TUB) Details of (TUB) (Berlin)
Contract period:
01. 07. 2000 - 30. 06. 2003
Participating Institutions:
- Section of Biogeophysics (310d) Details of Section of Biogeophysics (310d)
- Chiang Mai University (CMU) Details of CMU
Collaborative Project:
SFB 564: Research for Sustainable Land Use and Rural Development in Mountainous Regions of Southeast Asia Details of SFB 564: Research for Sustainable Land Use and Rural Development in Mountainous Regions of Southeast Asia
Funding Programme:
- DFG - Collaborative Research Centre Details of DFG - Collaborative Research Centre
Subject:
- Soil science
Purpose of research:
Basic research
Funding Institutions:
- German Research Council (DFG) (DFG) Details of (DFG)
Project Management Agency:
- German Research Council (DFG) (DFG) Details of DFG