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14 results for keyword:phosphates

More nitrogen and phosphorus removed during sewage treatment

In 2022, Dutch sewage treatment plants processed 1.81 billion m3 of sewage water, the equivalent of more than 70 thousand Olympic-sized swimming pools filled with water.

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Production of livestock manure remains above future limits

The total quantity of nitrogen excreted in animal manure in 2023 was 464 million kg.

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Urban waste water treatment per province and river basin district

Urban waste water treatment plants: number and capacity, influents, effluents and sewage sludge; results by province and river basin district

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Nitrogen and phosphate in animal manure within limits for 2023

The total quantity of nitrogen excreted in animal manure in 2023 was 471 million kg.

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Nitrogen and phosphate production from manure below ceiling

In 2022, total nitrogen excretion from animal manure amounted to 467 million kg, phosphate excretion amounted to 150 million kg.

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Less nitrogen and phosphate excretion from livestock manure

In 2021, the total amount of nitrogen excreted by Dutch livestock stood at 471 million kg.

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Lower nitrogen and phosphate output from animal manure

In 2021, total nitrogen output from animal manure amounted to 474 million kg, nearly 16 million kg less than in 2020 and over 6 percent below the nitrogen oxides emission ceiling. Phosphorus output...

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Less nitrogen, phosphate in manure due to fewer cattle

In 2019, nitrogen excretion in animal manure decreased by 2.6 percent on the previous year, to 490 million kg. This is below the nitrogen oxides emission ceiling that has been imposed on Dutch...

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Phosphate output from livestock manure down again

Phosphate production in livestock manure declined further in 2018

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Farmers reduce use of fertilizers

Over the past two decades, farmers have been increasingly successful in reducing phosphate fertilization, while crop yields remained the same or even improved. The effectiveness of...

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Increasing amount of nitrogen removed from sewage water

The nitrogen removal capacity of sewage water treatment plants in the Netherlands is improving continuously. In 2006, the 75 percent barrier was broken for the first time.

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