Willow coppice in intensive agricultural applications to reduce strain on the food-energy-water nexus

Livingstone, David M.; Smyth, Beatrice; Foley, Aoife; Murray, Simon; Lyons, G.; Johnston, Chris

doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2020.105903

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“…Here, willow biofiltration blocks were investigated for their effect on runoff which was directed to separate v-notch weirs with flow-triggered and proportional monitoring of land drainage water. Over the three years of data collection, there was evidence that, by virtue of willow's high evapotranspiration, its effect on drying up the soil and reducing the soil moisture content and by improving the hydraulic conductivity of the soil does lead to a reduction in total hydraulic volume and phosphorus runoff into the collection trough; a proxy for the receiving water environment [131][132][133].…”

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An Inventory of Good Management Practices for Nutrient Reduction, Recycling and Recovery from Agricultural Runoff in Europe’s Northern Periphery and Arctic Region

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Guðmundsson

2022

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The excess loading of nutrients generated by agricultural activities is a leading cause of water quality impairment across the globe. Various management practices have been developed and widely implemented as conservation management strategies to combat water pollution originating from agricultural activities. In the last ten years, there has also been a widespread recognition of the need for nutrient harvesting from wastewaters and resource recovery. In Europe’s Northern Periphery and Arctic (NPA) areas, the expertise in water and runoff management is sporadic and needs to be improved. Therefore, the objective of this research was to perform a comprehensive review of the state of the art of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) for the NPA region. A set of questionnaires was distributed to project partners combined with a comprehensive literature review of GAPs focusing on those relevant and/or implemented in the NPA region. Twenty-four GAPs were included in the inventory. This review reveals that there is a large level of uncertainty, inconsistency, and a gap in the knowledge regarding the effectiveness of GAPs in nutrient reduction (NRE), their potential for nutrient recycling and recovery (NRR), and their operation and maintenance requirements (OMR) and costs. Although the contribution of GAPs to water quality improvement could not be quantified, this inventory provides a comprehensive and first-of-its-kind guide on available measures and practices to assist regional and local authorities and communities in the NAP region. A recommendation for incorporating and retrofitting phosphorus retaining media (PRMs) in some of the GAPs, and/or the implementation of passive filtration systems and trenches filled with PRMs to intercept surface and subsurface farm flows, would result in the enhancement of both NRE and NRR.

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An Inventory of Good Management Practices for Nutrient Reduction, Recycling and Recovery from Agricultural Runoff in Europe’s Northern Periphery and Arctic Region

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Guðmundsson

2022

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“…marginal/degraded lands) so as to enhance biodiversity (Dauber & Miyake, 2016; Jager & Kreig, 2018) and ecosystem services (Asbjornsen et al, 2014; Berndes et al, 2008; Ferrarini et al, 2017). Examples of benefits include reduced erosion and diffuse pollution (Christen & Dalgaard, 2013; Livingstone et al, 2021; Ssegane & Negri, 2016; Ssegane et al, 2015; Styles et al, 2016; Zumpf et al, 2017), flood regulation (Englund et al, 2020; Garg et al, 2011), pest and disease control (Bianchi et al, 2006; Holland et al, 2015; Meehan et al, 2012; Werling et al, 2014), phytoremediation (Berndes et al, 2004; Zalesny et al, 2019) and soil carbon sequestration improving soil productivity (see Section 3.1). As further discussed in Section 4, governance measures are needed to resolve some of the barriers to deployment of this type of multifunctional biomass production systems.…”

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Bioenergy for climate change mitigation: Scale and sustainability

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Many global climate change mitigation pathways presented in IPCC assessment reports rely heavily on the deployment of bioenergy, often used in conjunction with carbon capture and storage. We review the literature on bioenergy use for climate change mitigation, including studies that use top‐down integrated assessment models or bottom‐up modelling, and studies that do not rely on modelling. We summarize the state of knowledge concerning potential co‐benefits and adverse side effects of bioenergy systems and discuss limitations of modelling studies used to analyse consequences of bioenergy expansion. The implications of bioenergy supply on mitigation and other sustainability criteria are context dependent and influenced by feedstock, management regime, climatic region, scale of deployment and how bioenergy alters energy systems and land use. Depending on previous land use, widespread deployment of monoculture plantations may contribute to mitigation but can cause negative impacts across a range of other sustainability criteria. Strategic integration of new biomass supply systems into existing agriculture and forest landscapes may result in less mitigation but can contribute positively to other sustainability objectives. There is considerable variation in evaluations of how sustainability challenges evolve as the scale of bioenergy deployment increases, due to limitations of existing models, and uncertainty over the future context with respect to the many variables that influence alternative uses of biomass and land. Integrative policies, coordinated institutions and improved governance mechanisms to enhance co‐benefits and minimize adverse side effects can reduce the risks of large‐scale deployment of bioenergy. Further, conservation and efficiency measures for energy, land and biomass can support greater flexibility in achieving climate change mitigation and adaptation.

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“…According to [40], the insecticides emission factor is 4.744 kg CO 2 eq /kg of insecticides. Therefore, CO 2 emissions can be calculated by Equation (11).…”

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“…Several studies have addressed LCA applications in agriculture in the past, especially since the current food-energy-water nexus has likely unforeseen negative outcomes, which can be avoided, through LCA, in the pursuit of sustainable development [11]. Vatsanidou et al [12] applied LCA on the fertilizer application in a pear orchard in the context of precision agriculture.…”

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Influence of Orchard Cultural Practices during the Productive Process of Cherries through Life Cycle Assessment

2021

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This study describes the influence of orchard cultural practices during the productive process of cherries on the environmental impact in terms of energy, air, soil and water through a “farm to market” Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). The results were used to identify the orchard cultural practices that contribute significantly to the environmental impact and to find solutions to reduce those impacts, serving as best practices guide to improving the environmental performance and as benchmarks for other national and international cherry and fruit growers. Primary data for production, harvest and post-harvest periods were gathered experimentally. The openLCA 1.10.2 software and the ecoinvent 3.5 database were used for modelling. Test case scenarios are modelled to identify the influence of cultural practices in low and high cherry production campaigns depending on climatic conditions and consequently diseases and plagues. Moreover, results are compared with other studies, not only covering cherries but also other fruits. The energy consumption per hectare in the production phase is similar in test scenarios. The energy consumption of orchard cultural practices related to tractor use, fertilizers and fungicides application are the main hotspots in terms of global warming, freshwater ecotoxicity and eutrophication, and terrestrial acidification. The use of electric vehicles, change the warehouse location or redefine transportation routes can reduce this impact, along with the optimization of the cherry’s quantity transported in each trip. In addition, the use of plant protection products, fertilizers and herbicides with less environmental impact will contribute to this objective. For that, the use of agriculture and precision systems to predict the need for fertilizers (nutrients), herbicides and fungicides, the use of decision support systems to define the dates of cultural practices, as well as innovative and emerging food and by-products processing methods are suggested. Thus, this study identifies and quantifies the environmental impacts associated with the production system of cherries and their main hotspots. It provides a best-practices guide for sustainable solutions in orchard management that contributes to the competitiveness and sustainability of fruit companies.

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Willow coppice in intensive agricultural applications to reduce strain on the food-energy-water nexus

Cited by 18 publications

References 60 publications

An Inventory of Good Management Practices for Nutrient Reduction, Recycling and Recovery from Agricultural Runoff in Europe’s Northern Periphery and Arctic Region

An Inventory of Good Management Practices for Nutrient Reduction, Recycling and Recovery from Agricultural Runoff in Europe’s Northern Periphery and Arctic Region

Bioenergy for climate change mitigation: Scale and sustainability

Influence of Orchard Cultural Practices during the Productive Process of Cherries through Life Cycle Assessment

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