
Objectives and expected impacts
The project objectives are: increasing the efficiency and resilience of water uses; integrated feedback control (water/nutritive solution) with ion selective optical sensors (NPK) for precision fertigation: monitoring and reducing soil and water pollution due to excessive fertilizers and PPP (biosensors); maximization of recirculation of drainage water befor discharge (leaching). Based on this, with the project are expected the following impacts: better use and protection of European natural resources; improvement of environmental water quality and protection of human health; reducing operational and energy cost; boosting the European water technology sector; and contribution to expand Water RDI.