In the context of the Sixth Action Program of the Netherlands for the Nitrates Directive, the Pilot Biobased Fertilisers Achterhoek was implemented. Wageningen Environmental Research supported this pilot with a Monitoring Program that was carried out from 2018 until 2021. The subjects of the Monitoring Program were to investigate the risks associat...
This booklet is the second piece of the big puzzle called circular fashion. Harriëtte and I (and many other colleagues) are fully committed to making sustainable textiles part of WUR, as it fits very well in our mission “To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life”. Like part 1 of this series, it is a combination of general in...
Cílem této bakalářské práce je revize českého seznamu chemikálií, zvláště atraktivních k chemickému terorismu. Práce se skládá z teoretické části, ve které je definován terorismus, jsou zde uvedeny některé chemické teroristické útoky, popsány toxické účinky chemických látek na lidské zdraví a životní prostředí. V praktické části je popsána databáze...
Dit rapport geeft een overzicht van de huidige wetenschappelijke kennis op het gebied van de migratie van ongewenste verbindingen uit verpakkingen gemaakt van gerecycleerd papier en karton naar levensmiddelen met een focus op minerale oliën. Deze kennis wordt in een onafhankelijk wetenschappelijk perspectief geplaatst ten aanzien van analyse, techn...
The research described in this PhD-thesis aimed to identify new routes to release monosaccharides from hard-to-convert feedstocks by a detailed structural analysis of the recalcitrant carbohydrate and lignin released from grass feedstocks mildly treated with 1) intrinsic chemical catalysts (acetic acid and ammonium); 2) novel enzymes and; 3) combin...
Research on recovery of phosphorus has gained consid erable attention and advancement in academia, and pilot projects have been carried out various private public partnerships during the lastdecade. For this reason nutrients other than phosphorus are the main focus of this study. The geographical scope of this study is the Netherlands and Europe.
This textbook provides an introduction to the interactions between the atmosphere and the land for advanced undergraduate and graduate students and a reference text for researchers in atmospheric physics and chemistry, hydrology, and plant physiology. The combination of the book, which provides the essential theoretical concepts, and the associated...
In 2010 a petrochemical fire took place at the BOPEC oil terminals on Bonaire. These facilities are located on the shores of the Goto lake, a legally protected RAMSAR wetland and important flamingo foraging area. Before the fire, daily flamingo counts averaged approximately 400 birds that used the area to feed on Artemia (brine shrimp) and Ephydra ...
Lesmateriaal (theorie en praktijkopdracht) over de polymerisatie van melkzuur tot polymelkzuur (PLA).
The molecular composition of organic matter in peatlands reflects local conditions and stores information about botanical composition (plant source) as well as the degree of and conditions during decomposition. A reliable hydrological (and hence palaeoclimatological) interpretation of source and decomposition proxies in peatlands requires the unde...
