Soil Physics and Land Management Group
Research in the chair group Soil Physics and Land Management (SLM) addresses soil physical and hydrological processes at different temporal and spatial scales, and their central role in sustainable land and water management. Specific attention is given to flow and transport processes of water and solutes through and over the soil system, and their effects on crops, vegetation and the groundwater.
MOOC Course
MOOC: Soil 4 Life
Learn why soil is so important, how it’s being threatened and what we can do to protect this natural resource so vital to our lives.
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MOOC: Drainage in Agriculture
Global climate change raises the pressure on supply and demand for water. Therefore, the role of (subsurface) drainage has changed to an essential element of integrated water management under multiple land use scenarios.
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MOOC: Plastic Pollution in soil, water & air
Learn about its impact, explore eco-friendly alternatives, and gain insights from experts. Are you a professional, environmentalist, or policymaker? Together, we can reduce plastic waste.
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Latest project
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PFAS in soils: decoding speciation to develop predictive modeling
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LandEX:Improving landscape resilience by integrating measures to adapt and mitigate hydrological extremes
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NWO project: Plastic Aerosols
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SOILTRIBES: Glocal ecosystems restoring soil values, roles and connectivity
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SOILPROM: Modelling pollutant transport across the soil-water-atmosphere continuum, and impacts on ecosystem services
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How microplastics affect soil hydrology and, thereby, MP distribution and transport in and over soils (MASTER)
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De-facto and direct exploitation of alternative water resources: benefits and trade-offs
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FARMWISE: Future Agricultural Resource Management and Water Innovations for a Sustainable Europe
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Exploring learning approaches and competencies for shaping effective change-agents in sustainable agriculture in Burundi
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Burrowing animals as actors of landscape change
Agenda
Our Latest News
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Inauguration Ruud Bartholomeus: The urgency of working on water
- There is plenty of water in the Netherlands, but what about water that is used sustainably? That’s a different story. According to Ruud... -
Successful closure of the TMT+Iraq project titled “Capacity building for water experts' network and integrated entrepreneurship”
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SOILPROM: Kick Off Meeting October 22-24, 2024
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Call for Abstract: SETAC Vienna 2025, session 3.16_Co-occurrence of Contaminants in Urban and Rural Environments
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Veni grant for Julia Möller
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SPRINT Factsheet: Linking synthetic pesticide exposure to the gut microbiota and brain functioning
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Erroneously published report
- WUR formally disassociates from the report entitled "Abundance and Diversity of Bioplastics on Agricultural Sites," which recently appeared... -
New SPRINT report and factsheet: Exploring the lock-ins and barriers surrounding a transition away from synthetic pesticide reliance
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Two new projects obtained by Karrar Mahdi, SLM Group
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First recipients Birgit Elands Thesis Award
- The first Birgit Elands Thesis Award was given to Rianne Kat at a simple ceremony on December 21.
Latest Publication
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Green covers effectively increase arthropod biodiversity in orchards, even at high management intensity
Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment (2025), Volume: 381 - ISSN 0167-8809 -
War threatens 18 % of protective plantations in eastern agroforestry region of Ukraine
Forest Ecology and Management (2025), Volume: 578 - ISSN 0378-1127 -
Microplastic analysis in soils: A comparative assessment
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety (2025), Volume: 289 - ISSN 0147-6513 -
Assessing inter-basin groundwater input to the Verlorenvlei estuarine lake using stable isotopes and hydrochemistry
Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies (2025), Volume: 57 - ISSN 2214-5818 -
Modeling microplastic transport through porous media : Challenges arising from dynamic transport behavior
Journal of Hazardous Materials (2025), Volume: 484 - ISSN 0304-3894
SLM on Media
SLM on Media
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