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Soil Microcosm Study on Microbial Indicators of Pesticide Exposure for Natural England

Awarded 29 Nov 2024

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Awarded29 Nov 2024

Value£44,965.98

SupplierNOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY

AgencyNatural England

RegionUnited Kingdom

CategoryResearch & Development

Ended 1y 7mo ago4mo term

Awarded 29 Nov 2024Expired 30 Mar 2025

About

Natural England awarded a contract to Nottingham Trent University for a short-term soil microcosm experiment to reveal soil microbial responses to commonly used pesticides.

The project involved planning in December 2024, setting up soil microcosms, sampling initial communities, and applying experimental treatments in January 2025, with subsequent sampling in early February and March 2025.

Analysis of microbial communities using metabarcoding aimed to identify consistent community changes as indicators of pesticide exposure, to interpret microbial community data from the England Ecosystem Survey.

A brief technical report was produced before the end of March 2025.

The contract value was AUD 44,965.98.

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