The “Eight Communities of the Chianti” area, Tuscany, Italy, receives an average annual rainfall of 700–800mm, mainly between September and December. Nevertheless, the storage capacity of the soil is not sufficient to fulfill agricultural requirements, resulting in a shortage of water from...

The intensive phosphorus (P) fertilization of sugarcane (Saccharum hybrid sp.) for more than 60 years has built up the P status of soils in Mauritius. While this accumulation of P is desirable from an agronomic perspective, there is growing concern about its possible impact on the quality of...

Although the use of liquid waste from piggeries as agricultural fertilizer is common practice, problems arise from contamination of water by chemical compounds. This paper reports on the presence of three hormones and six veterinary antibiotics in water of the surface runoff and drainage flow...