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They estimate that around 7,500 tonnes of phosphorus gets into the soil around the river wye every year. much of that by spreading muck from poultry farms. but only some of that is absorbed by crops. the rest is extra. youre left with a difference of about 3000 tonnes of phosphorus that is above the crop requirement of what we would call a surplus. which is nationally very high, its about 60% greater than the national average. fundamentally, if you have a surplus, you are too much phosphorus in ...

Is absorbed by crops. the rest is extra. youre left with a difference of about 3,000 tonnes of phosphorus that is above the crop requirement or what we would call a surplus. which is nationally very high, its about 60% greater than the national average. fundamentally, if you have a surplus, you have too much phosphorus in your environment, it is likely that you are going to have worse water quality. the data shows quite clearly, there are parts of the catchment where soil phosphorus levels alrea...

But only some of that is absorbed by crops. the rest is extra. youre left with a difference of about 3000 tonnes of phosphorus that is above the crop requirement of what we would call a surplus. which is nationally very high, its about 60% greater than the national average. fundamentally, if you have a surplus, you are too much phosphorus in your environment, it is likely that you are going to have worse water quality. the data shows quite clearly, there are parts of the catchment where soil pho...

Is absorbed by crops. the rest is extra. youre left with a difference of about 3000 tonnes of phosphorus that is above the crop requirement of what we would call a surplus. which is naturally very high, its about 60% greater than the national average. fundamentally, if you have a surplus, you are too much phosphorus in your environment it is likely that you are going to have worse water quality. the data shows quite clearly, there are parts of the catchment where phosphorus levels are very high,...

Youre left with a difference of about 3000 tonnes of phosphorus that is above the crop requirement of what we would call a surplus. which is naturally very high, its about 60% higher than the national average. fundamentally, if you have a surplus, you are too much phosphorus in your environment it is likely that you are going to have worse water quality. the data shows quite clearly, there are parts of the catchment where phosphorus levels are very high, if not a little bit too high. so those ar...