Publications

An improved soil organic matter map for GeoPEARL_NL : Model description of version 4.4.4 and consequence for the Dutch decision tree on leaching to groundwater

van den Berg, F.; Tiktak, A.; Hoogland, T.; Poot, A.; Boesten, J.J.T.I.; van der Linden, A.M.A.; Pol, J.W.

Summary

GeoPEARL_NL is used as a higher tier instrument in the leaching assessment of plant protection products in the Netherlands. Because the soil organic matter contents in arable soils in the current version were too high, a new soil organic matter for the Netherlands was needed.