Project
Spatially differentiated analyses of agricultural water conservation in Schleswig-Holstein

Schleswig-Holstein is one of the German regions with flourishing milk production. Many farms also produce biogas. The necessary acreage for corn production has become scarce, meaning corn silage must even be partially imported from neighbouring Denmark. This exacerbates existing problems with nutrient emissions.
We transferred a model approach which was developed and successfully tested for the catchment area of the river Weser to Schleswig-Holstein. What must be done in Schleswig-Holstein to solve the nutrient problem?
Background and Objective
Target Group
Reference to umbrella project AGRUM
Approach
...Model-based calculations of regional nitrogen balance surpluses
Our Research Questions
What are the regional agricultural nitrogen surplus. How nitrogen reduction measures affect the input into the groundwater.
Results
Under the projects, agricultural nutrient situation could be analyzed at the community level for the year 2010. Furthermore, scenarios were calculated to reduce Nähstoffeinträge into groundwater.
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Funding Body
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Bundesland Schleswig-Holstein
(national, öffentlich)
Duration
10.2013 - 12.2014
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Project status:
finished
Publications to the project
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Wendland F, Keller L, Kuhr P, Tetzlaff B, Heidecke C, Kreins P, Wagner A, Trepel M (2014) Räumlich differenzierte Quantifizierung der Stickstoffeinträge ins Grundwasser und die Oberflächengewässer Schleswig-Holsteins. Korrespondenz Wasserwirtschaft 7(6):327-332, doi:10.3243/kwe2014.06.001
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Kuhr P, Haider J, Kreins P, Kunkel R, Tetzlaff B, Vereecken H, Wendland F (2013) Model based assessment of nitrate pollution of water resources on a Federal State Level for the dimensioning of agro-environmental reduction stategies : the North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) case study. Water Resources Manag 27(3):885-909, doi:10.1007/s11269-012-0221-z