Controls for the Fate of Agrochemicals in Soils (P06)

• Subject Area: Soil Sciences
• Term: from 2017 to 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 281741268

Agricultural soils are subject to high inputs of pesticides that may be transformed, stored or transferred to neighboring compartments such as groundwater. Despite the undisputed importance of soils for the quality of ground- and surface water, we are still lacking the mechanistic understanding of the interacting biogeochemical processes that control the persistence of pesticides in soil. Project P6 will tackle the challenge to link chemical, physical, and biological controls for a full understanding of pesticide turnover in soils. This will provide insights into critical controls on pesticide bioavailability, mobility and biodegradation that may vary on the catchment-scale.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1253: Catchments as Reactors: Metabolism of Pollutants on the Landscape Scale (CAMPOS)
• Applicant Institution: Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Peter Grathwohl; Professorin Dr. Ellen Kandeler; Professor Dr. Holger Pagel; Dr. Christian Poll; Professor Dr. Thilo Streck