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Awarded contract
Published 20 Sep 2022

Ammonia Reduction from Trees 2 (ART2) Shropshire project phase 3

Defra Network eTendering Portal · United Kingdom

Key facts

Contract value
£31,555
Awarded
14 Aug 2022
Contract starts
14 Aug 2022
Contract ends
31 Mar 2023
Procedure
Single tender action (below threshold)
Buyer type
Central government

Awarded to

SupplierValue
UK CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY & HYDROLOGY£31,555

Description

The project objectives are to - provide evidence of the effect of a tree shelter belt on ammonia emissions from intensive, ventilated poultry sheds, extended to cover a full calendar year, so that the effect of leaf fall and weather patterns is assessed over more monitoring periods of the poultry cycle and all seasons - to evaluate the effectiveness of a narrow tree belt in a hedgerow or agroforestry system in comparison to other tree shelter belt planting designs in previous ART experiments and existing tools and guidance - to compare ammonia concentrations using different monitoring techniques: o 11 passive alpha samplers in transects and 2 Directional Passive Air Samplers (DPAS) - to inform better advice and guidance to farmers on ammonia mitigation and guidance for potential inclusion in future environmental land management schemes - to inform the targeting of any advice and grants on tree planting for ammonia

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