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Bartlett, M. D. Author Affiliation: Cranfield Centre for Sports Surfaces, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom Title: Environmental costs of a football pitch construction and maintenance: Soil carbon balances Section: Volunteer presentationsOther records with the "Volunteer presentations" Section Meeting Info.: 19-20 May 2008: Pisa Italy Source: 1st European Turfgrass Society Conference Proceedings . Vol. 1, May 2008, p. 101-102.# of Pages: 2 Publishing Information: Pisa, Italy: European Turfgrass Society Keywords: TIC Keywords: Soccer fields ; Sports turf construction ; Sports turf maintenance ; Carbon ; Carbon cycle ; Models ; Soils Abstract/Contents: States that "the effects of elevated levels of atmostpheric CO2 [carbon dioxide] are widely debated and the potential influence of soil C [carbon] on the system has been...highlighted...The scale of soil disturbances in football pitch construction is considerable. Approximately 5250 t [tons] of soil are moved in a typical sand based rootzone construction of a single pitch and this is likely to release large amounts of bound soil C." Presents a study conducted to "conceptually investigate the soil C dynamics of football pitch construction and maintenance over a number of years post construction...The model of soil C was based on a balance of sources and sinks in the sports turf soil system. Soil C was calculated cumulatively for 15 years post installation." Reports that "each of the different model scenarios produced considerably different results." Concludes that "analysis indicates that, under best case scenarios, a football pitch could become a sink for atmospheric CO2 within the first year post construction. Under the worst case scenarios it would never reach a point of carbon neutrality." ISBN-13: 9788890207648 Language: English References: 10 Note: Tables See Also: Other items relating to: Carbon sequestration of turf ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science -Like - may be incomplete ): Eur. Turfgrass Soc. Conf. Proc. 1:p. 101-102.Fastlink to access this record outside TGIF: https://tic.msu.edu/tgif/flink?recno=136977 If there are problems with this record, send us feedback about record 136977 . Choices for finding the above item : URL to order: http://www.turfgrasssociety.eu b7199190 Request through your local library's inter-library loan service (bring or send a copy of this TGIF record)
