Teagasc National Soil Greenhouse Gas Test Platform

Provides researchers and industry with a high resolution, automated infrastructure to examine the efficacy and derive emission factors of a range of novel fertiliser, bioactives, bio-stimulants, manure and digestate additives.

Services 

• Replicated automated chamber measurements of CO2, CH4 and N2O.
• High resolution temporal emissions data to ensure high emission periods are observed.
• Automated data processing.
• Emission factor quantification.
• Efficacy evaluation of fertiliser, manure and other soil additives.
• Evaluation of soil type effects on greenhouse gas emissions.
• Link with standard static chamber infrastructure.
• Potential access to agronomy, soil chemical and microbial facilities.

Contact

Karl Richards karl.richards@teagasc.ie
James Rambaud  james.rambaud@teagasc.ie