News: research
9th International Acid Sulfate Soils Conference to be held March 2023
The 9th International Acid Sulfate Soils Conference is the premier interdisciplinary forum for the presentation of new advances and research results in the fields of acid sulfate soil research, policy and management practices.
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9th International Acid Sulfate Soils Conference in Adelaide (postponed to Nov 2021 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic)
The 9th International Acid Sulfate Soils Conference is the premier interdisciplinary forum for the presentation of new advances and research results in the fields of acid sulfate soil research, policy and management practices.
Completion of project on assessment of acid sulfate soil risks relating to managed River Murray wetlands
The ASSC recently completed a large project for the Department for Environment and Water (South Australia).
Workshop on New National Acid Sulfate Soil Guidance Material
A workshop was held at the National Soils Conference in Canberra in November 2018.
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Training the next generation of agricultural scientists on acid sulfate soils
Prof. Rob Fitzpatrick and Dr Luke Mosley gave a presentation on acid sulfate soils and their management to 3rd Year Agricultural Science Students on 18 September 2017 at Long Flat Irrigation Area trial site.
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Citizen Science in the Lower Lakes
Drought culminating in 2009 in the Murray–Darling Basin put severe downstream pressure on Lakes Alexandrina and Albert (“Lower Lakes”) in South Australia.
ARC Discovery Grant award
In November 2016, the Acid Sulfate Soils Centre was awarded a prestigious Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Grant (lead investigator Prof. Rob Fitzpatrick) for a project titled “Extreme soil acidification and metal release risks from increasing drought due to climate change”.
Publication of the Geoderma Special Issue of papers presented at the 8th International Acid Sulfate Soils Conference (Maryland, U.S.A.)
A Special Issue of Acid Sulfate Soil papers has been published in Geoderma and includes 16 contributions organised within the following four themes that were used at the 8th International Acid Sulfate Soils Conference held at the University of Maryland, College Park, USA from 17–23 July 2016:
NRM board, University of Adelaide experts help Barry and Joanne Pfeiffer tackle acid sulfate soils along the River Murray
An excellent news article out about one of our current research projects helping primary producers and the State Government manage acid sulfate soils in the Lower Murray.
