Acidic drainage from pyrite oxidation in acid sulfate soils (ASS) is recognised by Australian growers as an important environmental issue needing best management. Constructed wetlands, where the dissolved metals responsible for most of the acidity load are...
Research necessary to minimise the effects of farming on acid sulfate soils (ASS) and thereby allow the continuation of sugarcane farming on these soils in NSW laid the ground work for further investigation of some of the observed phenomena. Having implemented...
This paper describes the Better Sugarcane Initiative (BSI), outlines its history, and explores its impact on the Australian and international sugar industries. BSI, in essence, is an initiative that aims to define and implement best management practices (BMP) that...
Acid sulfate soils are a major issue for the NSW sugar industry. This is particularly true in the Tweed Valley where over 80% of cane land is underlain by acid sulfate soils. Acid discharge caused a major fish kill in the Tweed River in 1987, which resulted in...
Increased acidic and heavy metal discharges from Acid Sulfate Soils (ASS) on estuary floodplains can occur with inappropriate land use practices. While drainage may not cause the large stores of actual acidity that exist in ASS on the floodplain, injudicious land and...
