Understanding the impacts of anaerobic digestate on the ecosystem services provided by grassland soils

Lead Research Organisation: Lancaster University
Department Name: Lancaster Environment Centre

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Studentship Projects

Project Reference Relationship Related To Start End Student Name
NE/R010218/1 30/09/2017 31/03/2024
1945842 Studentship NE/R010218/1 01/10/2017 29/09/2021
 
Description I am studying principally how soil bacteria react after application of the three fractions of digestate, how they can assimilate the C added and the GHGs emitted through their respiration (and also through simple geochemical cycles in soil).

the three factions behave differently based on the soil nutrients status (e.g. fertile vs non fertile soil) and the C:N ratio applied with digestate has a major role in that, leading to an increase or a decrease of the environmental impact after their application
Exploitation Route i think my outcomes are very important, especially if shared with farmers that are still over applying digestate. Understanding the environmental impact and how they should apply it will improve the agricultural situation and bring new knowledge to farmers
Sectors Agriculture

Food and Drink

Communities and Social Services/Policy

Environment

 
Description I have a CASE partner and he is using my outcomes to improve his agricultural practices. Plus I am collaborating with the Lancaster city council in order to take real measurements to reduce the environmental impact around the area
First Year Of Impact 2020
Sector Agriculture, Food and Drink,Environment,Government, Democracy and Justice,Security and Diplomacy
Impact Types Cultural

Societal

Economic

Policy & public services

 
Description ststistical analysis, collaboration with the james hutton institute, my Case partner in Lancaster 
Organisation James Hutton Institute
Department Environmental and Biochemical Sciences
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution with a statistician from the Stat department we wrote an article together my third supervisor is working at the Hutton in Aberdeen My case partner is providing me the material I need
Collaborator Contribution with a statistician from the Stat department we wrote an article together my third supervisor is working at the Hutton in Aberdeen My case partner is providing me the material I need
Impact article written, in submission new method learnt at the Hutton
Start Year 2018
 
Description ststistical analysis, collaboration with the james hutton institute, my Case partner in Lancaster 
Organisation Lancaster University
Department Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution with a statistician from the Stat department we wrote an article together my third supervisor is working at the Hutton in Aberdeen My case partner is providing me the material I need
Collaborator Contribution with a statistician from the Stat department we wrote an article together my third supervisor is working at the Hutton in Aberdeen My case partner is providing me the material I need
Impact article written, in submission new method learnt at the Hutton
Start Year 2018