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EUR 22245 EN (2006) <strong>Bio</strong>-<strong>Bio</strong> <strong>Project</strong><br />

Figure 3. Nitrate leaching for the Pavia for the two nutrient management scenarios: a) one single application of mineral nitrogen, b) split<br />

applications of organic nitrogen.<br />

4. Conclusions<br />

A tiered integrated approach for addressing nutrient fate<br />

at various scales has been developed. The tier 1<br />

statistical screening tool was used and identified the Po<br />

valley as a region with higher emission rate of nitrogen<br />

when compared with other regions. The EPIC model<br />

was then used to evaluate the impact of a split fertiliser<br />

application versus one single application in the Pavia<br />

region. It was predicted that a decrease by 60% of the<br />

nitrate leaching could be achieved by applying the same<br />

amount of mineral nitrogen currently used in two<br />

consecutive applications of manure while affecting the<br />

crop yield by less than 5%.<br />

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