Dept. Soil Sciences, SLU
Sweden
2004 | 2005 | Total | |
STERF | 320 000 | 10 000 | 330 000 |
The objectives of this project were to i.) assess the leaching risk associated with fungicide use on golf greens in Scandinavia, ii.) gain a better understanding of the processes controlling fungicide leaching from golf greens, and iii.) identify, recommend and encourage the adoption of green construction and management practices that minimize leaching. Leaching of Iprodione was monitored at the research green at Fullerö GK, Västerås, while degradation and sorption properties were measured in laboratory experiments on root zone material taken from Fullerö. This data was used to calibrate and validate the pesticide leaching model MACRO. The calibrated model was then used as a basis for a leaching risk assessment. ‘Scenario’ simulations were run to demonstrate the effects of root zone organic matter content on the leaching risk. The main findings and recommendations were as follows:
STERF is a research foundation that supports existing and future R&D efforts and delivers ‘ready-to-use research results’ that benefit the Nordic golf sector. STERF was set up in 2006 by the golf federations in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland and the Nordic Greenkeepers’ Associations.