How serious a problem is subsoil compaction in the Netherlands? A survey based on probability sampling

Brus, Dick J.; van den Akker, Jan J. H.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-4-37-2018

Articles | Volume 4, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-4-37-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-4-37-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 4, issue 1

Original research article

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05 Feb 2018

Original research article |

| 05 Feb 2018

How serious a problem is subsoil compaction in the Netherlands? A survey based on probability sampling

Dick J. Brus and Jan J. H. van den Akker

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RC1: 'Refree comment', Anonymous Referee #1, 04 Nov 2017
- AC1: 'Reply comment reviewer 1', Dick Brus, 20 Dec 2017
SC1: 'A short comment', Florian Schneider, 01 Dec 2017
- AC3: 'Reply comment Florian Schneider', Dick Brus, 21 Dec 2017
RC2: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #2, 16 Dec 2017
- AC2: 'Reply comment reviewer 2', Dick Brus, 20 Dec 2017

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (21 Dec 2017) by Olivier Evrard

AR by Dick Brus on behalf of the Authors (03 Jan 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (03 Jan 2018) by Olivier Evrard

ED: Publish as is (03 Jan 2018) by John Quinton (Executive editor)

AR by Dick Brus on behalf of the Authors (03 Jan 2018)

Short summary

Subsoil compaction is an important soil threat. It is caused by heavy machines used in agriculture. The aim of this study was to estimate how large the area with overcompacted subsoils is in the Netherlands. This was done by selecting locations randomly and determining the porosity and bulk density of the soil at these locations. It appeared that 43 % of the soils in the Netherlands is overcompacted, and so we conclude that subsoil compaction is indeed a serious problem in the Netherlands.