Pollutant emissions from a tractor towing a seeder-fertilizer in an area with controlled machinery traffic
ABSTRACT: Controlled machinery traffic is a technique to increase the efficiency of machines and make better use of inputs. This study evaluated the pollutant gas emissions of an agricultural tractor towing a precision seeder-fertilizer with different plow configurations in an area with varying inte...
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| author | Gilvan Moisés Bertollo José Fernando Schlosser Rovian Bertinatto Alfran Tellechea Martini Marcelo Silveira de Farias |
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| description | ABSTRACT: Controlled machinery traffic is a technique to increase the efficiency of machines and make better use of inputs. This study evaluated the pollutant gas emissions of an agricultural tractor towing a precision seeder-fertilizer with different plow configurations in an area with varying intensities of controlled machinery traffic. The study was carried out in a commercial agricultural area located in the municipality of Carazinho, Brazil. The experimental design was of randomized 3 x 3 blocks, with three traffic situations (tractor traffic; tractor + harvester traffic; and tractor + harvester + sprayer traffic), as well as three plow settings. The pollutant gases analyzed were: particulate material (PM), nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon dioxide (CO2), and oxygen (O2). We concluded that greater controlled traffic intensity, compared to an area without traffic, yields a PM reduction of 43% using the double disk, and 67% using the double disk without a ridge plow. The absence of plows on the traffic lines reduces the PM, NOx, and CO2 emissions by, respectively, 73%, 12%, and 17% with tractor + harvester traffic; and 80%, 12%, and 15% with tractor + harvester + sprayer traffic, compared to cultivation using ridge plows. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-90c111386ee34ec9946a18ff0666840b2023-12-19T07:55:03ZengUniversidade Federal de Santa MariaCiência Rural1678-45962023-12-0154610.1590/0103-8478cr20230173Pollutant emissions from a tractor towing a seeder-fertilizer in an area with controlled machinery trafficGilvan Moisés Bertollohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8443-6711José Fernando Schlosserhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4906-3147Rovian Bertinattohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8723-6870Alfran Tellechea Martinihttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0176-0864Marcelo Silveira de Fariashttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2949-1320ABSTRACT: Controlled machinery traffic is a technique to increase the efficiency of machines and make better use of inputs. This study evaluated the pollutant gas emissions of an agricultural tractor towing a precision seeder-fertilizer with different plow configurations in an area with varying intensities of controlled machinery traffic. The study was carried out in a commercial agricultural area located in the municipality of Carazinho, Brazil. The experimental design was of randomized 3 x 3 blocks, with three traffic situations (tractor traffic; tractor + harvester traffic; and tractor + harvester + sprayer traffic), as well as three plow settings. The pollutant gases analyzed were: particulate material (PM), nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon dioxide (CO2), and oxygen (O2). We concluded that greater controlled traffic intensity, compared to an area without traffic, yields a PM reduction of 43% using the double disk, and 67% using the double disk without a ridge plow. The absence of plows on the traffic lines reduces the PM, NOx, and CO2 emissions by, respectively, 73%, 12%, and 17% with tractor + harvester traffic; and 80%, 12%, and 15% with tractor + harvester + sprayer traffic, compared to cultivation using ridge plows.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782024000600351&lng=en&tlng=endiesel cycle engine.greenhouse gasestraffic intensity. |
| spellingShingle | Gilvan Moisés Bertollo José Fernando Schlosser Rovian Bertinatto Alfran Tellechea Martini Marcelo Silveira de Farias Pollutant emissions from a tractor towing a seeder-fertilizer in an area with controlled machinery traffic Ciência Rural diesel cycle engine. greenhouse gases traffic intensity. |
| title | Pollutant emissions from a tractor towing a seeder-fertilizer in an area with controlled machinery traffic |
| title_full | Pollutant emissions from a tractor towing a seeder-fertilizer in an area with controlled machinery traffic |
| title_fullStr | Pollutant emissions from a tractor towing a seeder-fertilizer in an area with controlled machinery traffic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pollutant emissions from a tractor towing a seeder-fertilizer in an area with controlled machinery traffic |
| title_short | Pollutant emissions from a tractor towing a seeder-fertilizer in an area with controlled machinery traffic |
| title_sort | pollutant emissions from a tractor towing a seeder fertilizer in an area with controlled machinery traffic |
| topic | diesel cycle engine. greenhouse gases traffic intensity. |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782024000600351&lng=en&tlng=en |
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