Ammonia emission factors from cattle production systems in Ireland – a review
Ammonia (NH3) emissions from livestock production contribute to environmental pollution. To address this challenge, the European Union (EU) National Emission Reduction Commitments Directive 2016/2284 (NECD) sets NH3 reduction targets for EU member states. In order to achieve these targets, several s...
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| author | M. Y. Owusu-Twum D. Kelleghan G. Gleasure P. Forrestal G. J. Lanigan K. G. Richards D. J. Krol |
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| description | Ammonia (NH3) emissions from livestock production contribute to environmental pollution. To address this challenge, the European Union (EU) National Emission Reduction Commitments Directive 2016/2284 (NECD) sets NH3 reduction targets for EU member states. In order to achieve these targets, several strategies have been evaluated under Irish conditions. A compilation of emission factors (EFs) from studies which evaluated these strategies is necessary to assess their effectiveness. This paper reports NH3 EFs from cattle production under Irish conditions. The results from the review show that the mean EFs from the deposition of dung, urine and urea applied to urine patches on grasslands were 4%, 9% and 8% total nitrogen (TN), respectively. EFs from the application of urea to urine patches were reduced by 28% after the addition of the urease inhibitor N-(n-butyl) thiophosphoric triamide (NBPT) to urea. The mean EF of 28% TN reported for urea fertiliser was almost 7 times higher than calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN). The inclusion of urease inhibitors with urea fertilisation on grassland led to EF reduction of up to 86%. The mean EFs from cattle houses, concrete yards, slurry storage pits and slurry landspreading were approximately 13%, 35%, 60% and 59% total ammoniacal nitrogen (TAN), respectively. The most effective NH3 abatement strategies for concrete yards and slurry storage were immediate cleaning of concrete floors (up to 89% reduction) after excreta deposition and the application of chemical amendments (sulphuric acid, acetic acid, alum and ferric chloride) to slurry in storage pits (up to 98% reduction), respectively. Low-emission spreading strategies and slurry acidification were effective at abating EFs after slurry application to land. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-39c00b22f8ed46688f9c4400255128272024-01-22T08:08:57ZengCompuscript LtdIrish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research2009-90292024-01-01621759510.15212/ijafr-2023-0108Ammonia emission factors from cattle production systems in Ireland – a reviewM. Y. Owusu-Twum0D. Kelleghan1G. Gleasure2P. Forrestal3G. J. Lanigan4K. G. Richards5D. J. Krol6Teagasc, Environment, Soils and Land Use Department, Crops, Environment and Land Use Programme, Wexford, IrelandSchool of Biosystems and Food Engineering, University College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandTeagasc, Environment, Soils and Land Use Department, Crops, Environment and Land Use Programme, Wexford, IrelandTeagasc, Environment, Soils and Land Use Department, Crops, Environment and Land Use Programme, Wexford, IrelandTeagasc, Environment, Soils and Land Use Department, Crops, Environment and Land Use Programme, Wexford, IrelandTeagasc, Environment, Soils and Land Use Department, Crops, Environment and Land Use Programme, Wexford, IrelandTeagasc, Environment, Soils and Land Use Department, Crops, Environment and Land Use Programme, Wexford, IrelandAmmonia (NH3) emissions from livestock production contribute to environmental pollution. To address this challenge, the European Union (EU) National Emission Reduction Commitments Directive 2016/2284 (NECD) sets NH3 reduction targets for EU member states. In order to achieve these targets, several strategies have been evaluated under Irish conditions. A compilation of emission factors (EFs) from studies which evaluated these strategies is necessary to assess their effectiveness. This paper reports NH3 EFs from cattle production under Irish conditions. The results from the review show that the mean EFs from the deposition of dung, urine and urea applied to urine patches on grasslands were 4%, 9% and 8% total nitrogen (TN), respectively. EFs from the application of urea to urine patches were reduced by 28% after the addition of the urease inhibitor N-(n-butyl) thiophosphoric triamide (NBPT) to urea. The mean EF of 28% TN reported for urea fertiliser was almost 7 times higher than calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN). The inclusion of urease inhibitors with urea fertilisation on grassland led to EF reduction of up to 86%. The mean EFs from cattle houses, concrete yards, slurry storage pits and slurry landspreading were approximately 13%, 35%, 60% and 59% total ammoniacal nitrogen (TAN), respectively. The most effective NH3 abatement strategies for concrete yards and slurry storage were immediate cleaning of concrete floors (up to 89% reduction) after excreta deposition and the application of chemical amendments (sulphuric acid, acetic acid, alum and ferric chloride) to slurry in storage pits (up to 98% reduction), respectively. Low-emission spreading strategies and slurry acidification were effective at abating EFs after slurry application to land.https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.15212/ijafr-2023-0108ammoniaammonia emission factorsammonia mitigationlivestock excretamanure management |
| spellingShingle | M. Y. Owusu-Twum D. Kelleghan G. Gleasure P. Forrestal G. J. Lanigan K. G. Richards D. J. Krol Ammonia emission factors from cattle production systems in Ireland – a review Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research ammonia ammonia emission factors ammonia mitigation livestock excreta manure management |
| title | Ammonia emission factors from cattle production systems in Ireland – a review |
| title_full | Ammonia emission factors from cattle production systems in Ireland – a review |
| title_fullStr | Ammonia emission factors from cattle production systems in Ireland – a review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ammonia emission factors from cattle production systems in Ireland – a review |
| title_short | Ammonia emission factors from cattle production systems in Ireland – a review |
| title_sort | ammonia emission factors from cattle production systems in ireland a review |
| topic | ammonia ammonia emission factors ammonia mitigation livestock excreta manure management |
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