Ammonia emissions after field application of slurry
Ammonia emissions after field application of slurry are investigated by means of the current technique of measurement. Based on the results, the emissions for field application of slurry are modeled depending on influencing factors.
Factsheet
- Schools involved School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences
- Institute(s) Agriculture
- Research unit(s) Sustainability and ecosystem
- Funding organisation Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (Bundesverwaltung)
- Duration 01.07.2011 - 18.05.2018
- Head of project Thomas Kupper
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Project staff
Jörg Sintermann
Markus Jocher
Thomas Kupper
Albrecht Neftel
Christoph Häni -
Partner
Bundesamt für Umwelt BAFU
National Institute for Public Health and the Environment - Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
Agroscope
Landesamt für Natur, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz NRW Recklinghausen
Bundesamt für Landwirtschaft BLW
ECN Holland - Keywords Ammonia, emissions, field application, slurry, model, emission factor, livestock production
Situation
Determination of the ammonia emissions after field application of slurry, determination of the emission factors and the emission reduction by using low emission technologies for field application of slurry, discussion of the results
Course of action
Within 10 to 12 field experiments slurry will be spread onto 3 to 4 experimental plots (grassland) with a size of about 30x30m. The following influencing factors will be investigated: season and time of day ot the application, spreading technology (e.g. splash plate, trailing hose), slurry type (cattle, pig), application rate. Measuring the ammonia concentrations will be performed by means of Impingers, the emissions will be determined with WindTrax software.
