Ammonia and Greenhouse Gases Emission from On-Farm Stored Pig Slurry
2015
Viguria, Maialen | Lopez, Diana M. | Arriaga, Haritz | Merino, Pilar
Pig farms have achieved importance in the last few decades from the perspective of environment protection as a consequence of the intensive rearing systems in livestock production. Ammonia (NH₃) and greenhouse gases (GHG), such as methane (CH₄), carbon dioxide (CO₂), and nitrous oxide (N₂O), are emitted from slurry storage at farm prior to land application, but little is known about these losses under on-farm conditions in Spain. This study assessed the influence of management and environmental parameters on NH₃ and GHG emissions from slurry storage in spring and autumn. Gas emissions were measured in a commercial pig-fattening farm from two lagoons (1000 and 768 m³ capacity, respectively) during 30 days by the floating dynamic chamber system in spring and autumn 2011 (average temperature 19 and 9 °C, respectively). Low NH₃ and CH₄ emissions were registered in spring (range 10–406 and 3–17 mg m⁻² min⁻¹, respectively) probably as a result of low pH values of stored slurry (6.5 to 7.0) and rainfall. High variability on NH₃, CH₄, and CO₂ emissions was observed as a result of differences in temperature and rainfall. No NH₃ emission and low CH₄ and CO₂ emissions were observed in autumn (average 1.2 ± 0.9 and 27 ± 22 mg m⁻² min⁻¹, respectively). Slurry loading operations increased NH₃ losses from storage.
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