What are the social costs and benefits of lignite application to reduce ammonia emissions in intensive feedlot?
| Autor: | Xia Liang, Shu Kee Lam, Ee Ling Ng, Deli Chen, Anthony J. Weatherley |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Manure management
Environmental Engineering Victoria Cost-Benefit Analysis 0208 environmental biotechnology Population Environmental pollution 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law 01 natural sciences Environmental protection Ammonia Animals Coal Environmental impact assessment Animal Husbandry education Waste Management and Disposal Ecosystem 0105 earth and related environmental sciences education.field_of_study Air Pollutants Cost–benefit analysis business.industry General Medicine 020801 environmental engineering Manure Greenhouse gas Feedlot Environmental science Cattle business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of environmental management. 269 |
| ISSN: | 1095-8630 |
| Popis: | Recent studies demonstrated that lignite application in feedlot can mitigate ammonia (NH3) emission from intensive livestock production, which is an important source of environmental pollution. However, the use of lignite on feedlot requires mining and transport of lignite, which are themselves sources of greenhouse gas and other gaseous pollutants. There is a need for an integrated assessment on the gas emissions to determine the potential impact of those additions to the production chain. Using a case study in Victoria, Australia, carbon dioxide (CO2) and NH3 were identified as key emission changes compared to business as usual (BAU). Social costs and benefits analysis indicated that these changes in emissions translate to social benefits of AUD$11 - $151 and $18 - $256 per cattle per year at lignite application rate of 3 and 6 kg m-2 respectively, while the corresponding social costs of the additional gaseous emissions are AUD$2 - $19 and $3 - $28 per cattle per year per 200 km. Our results indicate that the use of lignite in feedlot to mitigate NH3 can be targeted at feedlots located in proximity to lignite source, population centre and/or vulnerable ecosystems to maximise social benefits and minimise social costs. More broadly, estimating the social costs and benefits of changing manure management practice to mitigate NH3 emission generates information that can be used to evaluate alternative policies for N management. |
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