Suitability for residue extraction according to environmental criteria in EU-25

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Created : Nov 12, 2009 Published : Aug 04, 2008 Last modified : Nov 29, 2012 11:38 AM

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Jun 09, 2006 - Suitability for residue extraction according to environmental criteria

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09 Jul 2008

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forestry | Forest2008 | energy | biofuel | residue

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Underlying data used were from the European Soil Database, the European Soil Bureau Network, and elevation data from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission and the U.S. Geological Survey's GTOP030 data set.

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European Environment Agency (EEA)

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European Topic Centre on Nature Protection and Biodiversity (ETC/NPB)

European Forest Institute

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If ash recycling were considered on podzol areas, the suitability would be higher, especially in Finland and Sweden. The reduction in risk for compaction of soil when frozen during winter months has not been taken into account, which probably has resulted in underestimating the suitability in e.g. northern Finland.