Assessment of soil and nutrient losses by runoff under different soil management practices in an Italian hilly vineyard

Napoli, Marco; Marta, Anna Dalla; Zanchi, C.; Orlandini, Simone

doi:10.1016/j.still.2016.12.011

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“…In some cases, it may be permissible to apply 500 kg N ha −1 every two years if the nitrogen availability of the material is low (e.g., sludge compost, dewatered sludge cake) [49]. Currently, soils in different areas of Europe, particularly in the Mediterranean area, suffer from nutrient depletion [101,102]. Therefore, the application of biosolids can represent a solution to this problem [16,103].…”

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Legislation for the Reuse of Biosolids on Agricultural Land in Europe: Overview

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The issues concerning the management of sewage sludge produced in wastewater treatment plants are becoming more important in Europe due to: (i) the modification of sludge quality (biological and chemical sludge are often mixed with negative impacts on sludge management, especially for land application); (ii) the evolution of legislation (landfill disposal is banned in many European countries); and (iii) the technologies for energy and material recovery from sludge not being fully applied in all European Member States. Furthermore, Directive 2018/851/EC introduced the waste hierarchy that involved a new strategy with the prevention in waste production and the minimization of landfill disposal. In this context, biological sewage sludge can be treated in order to produce more stabilized residues: the biosolids. In some European countries, the reuse of biosolids as soil improver/fertilizer in arable crops represents the most used option. In order to control the quality of biosolids used for land application, every Member State has issued a national regulation based on the European directive. The aim of this work is to compare the different approaches provided by European Member States for the reuse of biosolids in agricultural soils. A focus on the regulation of countries that reuse significant amount of biosolids for land application was performed. Finally, a detailed study on Italian legislation both at national and regional levels is reported.

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Section: Comparison Between Regulations In Eu-15 Member States With Lmentioning

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“…Field surveys reported significant relationships between landscape position, geomorphic characteristics and agriculture with extreme rainfall events (Grove and Rackham, ; Cyffka and Bock, ). Rainfall, runoff, sediment yield and nutrient losses are closely linked in mountainous Mediterranean landscapes (Martínez‐Murillo et al, ; Biddoccu et al, ; Napoli et al, ) where soil degradation is mainly due to water erosion (Navas et al, ; Quijano et al, ).…”

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Soil particle size distribution and induced soil carbon transport by ephemeral gully erosion in Mediterranean mountain arable land

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Navas

2019

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In Mediterranean mountain agroecosystems, soil erosion associated with the development of ephemeral gullies is a common environmental problem that contributes to a loss of nutrient‐rich topsoil. Little is known about the influence of ephemeral gully erosion on particle size distribution and its effect on soil organic (SOC) and inorganic (SIC) carbon among different sized soil particles in agricultural soils. In this study, laboratory tests were conducted using velocity settling tube experiments to examine the effects of erosion on sediment particle size distributions from an incised ephemeral gully, associated with an extreme event (235 mm). We also consider subsequent deposition on an alluvial fan in order to assess the distribution of SOC and SIC concentrations and dissolved carbon before and after the extreme event. Soil fractionation was carried out on topsoil samples (5 cm) collected along an ephemeral gully in a cultivated field, located in the lower part of a Mediterranean mountain catchment. The results of this study showed that the sediment transported downstream by runoff plays a key role in the particle size distribution and transportability of soil particles and associated carbon distribution in carbonate rich soils. The eroding sediment is enriched in clay and silt‐sized particles at upslope positions with higher SOC contents and gradually becomes coarser and enriched in SIC at the end of the ephemeral gully because the finest particles are washed‐out of the study field. The extreme event was associated with an accumulation of dissolved organic carbon at the distal part of the depositional fan. Assessment of soil particle distribution using settling velocity experiments provides basic information for a better understanding of soil carbon dynamics in carbonate rich soils. Processes of soil and carbon transport and relationships between soil properties, erodibility and aggregate stability can be helpful in the development of more accurate soil erosion models. © 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. © 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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“…A recent development in sustainable land management strategies is to include natured base solutions. To implement nature based solutions we need knowledge on (1) the system to which we intend to apply the solutions [15], (2) understand the system dynamics; e.g., the connectivity of water and sediment [16] and (3) find nature based solutions to manage the system within its boundaries whilst making use of its dynamics [16,17].…”

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Soil as a Basis to Create Enabling Conditions for Transitions Towards Sustainable Land Management as a Key to Achieve the SDGs by 2030

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The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can be grouped into three domains, the environmental domain, the social domain and the economic domain. These different layers influence each other; hence sustainable progress in the economic layer cannot be achieved without good progress in the two other layers. To achieve the SDGs, transitions in the current system are needed and actions should be taken that support transitions and contribute to short term needs and long term (global) goals. Therefore, it is necessary to have knowledge of transitions and understand the different phases of transition. In this paper we discuss the key role of the soil-water system in these transitions and the achievement of the SDGs by 2030. The increasing pressure on land calls for multi-use of land and for the restoration of degraded land. Healthy soils and healthy land are the basic conditions for the successful implementation and realization of the SDGs. To enable a sustainable management of the soil and water system a transition approach is a prerequisite. In the X-curve used to describe transitions, soil and land stakeholders are given a framework, which provides perspective for action, specifically for science and governance stakeholders in each phase of the transition. This framework can provide the required intensive guidance to (1) analyze the impact of provided incentives, (2) identify new reference points in the transition and (3) stimulate transition catalysts, and (iv) innovate by testing cutting edge policy instruments in close cooperation with society. The key to make the necessary transitions and realize the SDGs by 2030 lies in the intensive guidance to combining initiatives, steering knowledge flows and continuously assessing the stage of the transition, in order to plan specific steps needed to progress in the transition framework. Both scientist and policy makers have an important role in this guidance.

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Assessment of soil and nutrient losses by runoff under different soil management practices in an Italian hilly vineyard

Cited by 70 publications

References 35 publications

Legislation for the Reuse of Biosolids on Agricultural Land in Europe: Overview

Legislation for the Reuse of Biosolids on Agricultural Land in Europe: Overview

Soil particle size distribution and induced soil carbon transport by ephemeral gully erosion in Mediterranean mountain arable land

Soil as a Basis to Create Enabling Conditions for Transitions Towards Sustainable Land Management as a Key to Achieve the SDGs by 2030

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