title: Building a strategy for soil protection at local and regional scale--the case of agricultural wastes landspreading.
abstract: Agricultural wastes (AW) are produced in huge quantities worldwide and may cause detrimental effects on environmental quality, affecting soil, water, and air quality. Given the growing soil degradation worldwide, the need for more food of good quality and therefore the intensified agriculture, it is important to develop recycling plans even for those types of treated AW (e.g., composts) that are not considered hazardous. Two strategic approaches for safe and sustainable landspreading of organic wastes are proposed, depending on wastes properties and hazard potential, i.e., an approach appropriate for traditionally used wastes (manures and composts) and another approach for wastes that are potentially hazardous or hazardous and should only be reused under specific restrictions. Both approaches foresee concrete steps, require close cooperation between farmers and local/regional authorities, and are appropriate to ensure environmental sustainability at AW recycling or disposal areas. Desktop and web application tools are also presented that are anticipated to assist authorities in implementing their monitoring strategies.
authors: Department of Phytopathology, Laboratory of Non-Parasitic Diseases, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 8 Stef. Delta, 14561, Kifisia, Greece. mdoula@otenet.gr.
authors: M K
authors: MK
authors: Doula
authors: Institute for Mediterranean Studies, Laboratory of Geophysical-Satellite Remote Sensing & Archaeo-environment, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (F.O.R.T.H.), Nik. Foka 130, Rethymno, 74100, Crete, Greece. asaris@ims.forth.gr.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Sarris
authors: Institute for Mediterranean Studies, Laboratory of Geophysical-Satellite Remote Sensing & Archaeo-environment, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (F.O.R.T.H.), Nik. Foka 130, Rethymno, 74100, Crete, Greece.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Hliaoutakis
authors: Institute for Mediterranean Studies, Laboratory of Geophysical-Satellite Remote Sensing & Archaeo-environment, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (F.O.R.T.H.), Nik. Foka 130, Rethymno, 74100, Crete, Greece.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Kydonakis
authors: Institute for Mediterranean Studies, Laboratory of Geophysical-Satellite Remote Sensing & Archaeo-environment, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (F.O.R.T.H.), Nik. Foka 130, Rethymno, 74100, Crete, Greece.
authors: N S
authors: NS
authors: Papadopoulos
authors: Institute for Mediterranean Studies, Laboratory of Geophysical-Satellite Remote Sensing & Archaeo-environment, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (F.O.R.T.H.), Nik. Foka 130, Rethymno, 74100, Crete, Greece.
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Argyriou
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D007220:Industrial Waste / Q000517:prevention & control; D008372:Manure; D059027:Recycling; D012987:Soil
chemical_list: D007220:Industrial Waste; D008372:Manure; D012987:Soil
keywords: Agricultural wastes; Local; Regional authorities; Risk assessment models; Soil; Soil monitoring; Soil policy; Waste disposal; Web-GIS