EuroGeoSurveys geochemical mapping of agricultural and grazing land soil of Europe (GEMAS). Field manual.

Reimann, C.; Albanese, S.; Batista, M. J.; BEL LAN, A.; Birke, M.; Cicchella, D.; Demetriades, A.; DE VIVO, B.; DE VOS, W.; Dinelli, Enrico; Duris, M.; DUSZA DOBEK, A.; Ernstsen, V.; Flight, D.; Gilucis, A.; Gosar, M.; Gregorauskiene, V.; Gulan, A.; Hayoz, P.; Halamic, J.; Haslinger, E.; Hratovic, H.; Ion, A.; Ivanovna, Y.; Johnson, C.; Jordan, G.; Kisivilla, J.; Klein, P.; Kwecko, P.; Lax, K.; Lima, A.; Locutura, J.; Malyuk, B. I.; Maquil, R.; Marku, S.; Martins, L.; Mazreku, A.; Messina, A.; O’Connor, P. J.; Ottesen, R. T.; Pasieczna, A.; Petersell, W.; Reeder, S.; Salpeteur, I.; Schedl, A. | SEFCIK P.; Slaninka, I.; Sorsa, A.; Selinus, O.; Stafilov, T.; Tarvainen, T.; Trendavilov, V.; Utermann, J.; Valera, P.; Vidojevic, D.; Volden, T.

REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals), the new European Chemicals Regulation was adopted in December 2006. It came into force on the 1st June 2007. REACH, as well as the pending EU Soil Protection Directive, require additional knowledge about "soil quality" at the European scale. The GEMAS (geochemical mapping of agricultural soils and grazing land of Europe) project aims at providing harmonized geochemical data of arable land and land under permanent grass cover at the continental, European scale. Geological Surveys in 34 European countries, covering an area of 5.6 million km2, have agreed to sample their territory at a sample density of 1 site each, arable land (0-20 cm) and land under permanent grass cover (0-10 cm), per 2500 km2. Sampling will take place during 2008, following a jointly agreed field protocol which is presented in this report. All samples will be prepared in just one laboratory, a strict quality control procedure has been established and all samples will always be jointly analyzed in just one laboratory for any one chemical element/parameter.

EuroGeoSurveys geochemical mapping of agricultural and grazing land soil of Europe (GEMAS). Field manual / REIMANN C.; ALBANESE S.; BATISTA M. J.; BEL-LAN A.; BIRKE M.; CICCHELLA D.; DEMETRIADES A.; DE VIVO B.; DE VOS W.; DINELLI E.; DURIS M.; DUSZA-DOBEK A.; ERNSTSEN V.; FLIGHT D.; GILUCIS A.; GOSAR M.; GREGORAUSKIENE V.; GULAN A.; HAYOZ P.; HALAMIC J.; HASLINGER E.; HRATOVIC H.; ION A.; IVANOVNA Y.; JOHNSON C.; JORDAN G.; KISIVILLA J.; KLEIN P.; KWECKO P.; LAX K.; LIMA A.; LOCUTURA J.; MALYUK B. I.; MAQUIL R.; MARKU S.; MARTINS L.; MAZREKU A.; MESSINA A.; O’CONNOR P. J.; OTTESEN R. T.; PASIECZNA A.; PETERSELL W.; REEDER S.; SALPETEUR I.; SCHEDL A.| SEFCIK P.; SLANINKA I.; SORSA A.; SELINUS O.; STAFILOV T.; TARVAINEN T.; TRENDAVILOV V.; UTERMANN J.; VALERA P.; VIDOJEVIC D.; VOLDEN T.. - STAMPA. - (2008).