AEI

Ammonia (NH3) emissions induce significant nitrogen losses for the Swiss agriculture and negtive impacts for the environment. With the model Agrammon NH3 emissions and the the agro-environmental indicator ammonia emissions are calculated.

Factsheet

  • Schools involved School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences
  • Institute(s) Agriculture
  • Research unit(s) Sustainability and ecosystem
  • Funding organisation Others
  • Duration 01.01.2014 - 31.12.2019
  • Head of project Thomas Kupper
  • Project staff Thomas Kupper
  • Partner Bundesamt für Landwirtschaft BLW
    Agroscope
    Bonjour Engineering GmbH
  • Keywords Ammonia, Emissions, Agriculture, Nitrogen, Flow, agro-environmental indicator

Situation

Calculation of the agricultural ammonia emissions of about 300 farms which are part of the farm monitoring network AEI and based on these results determination of the agro-environmental indicator ammonia emissions for Switzerland.

Course of action

Calculation of the agricultural ammonia emissions of about 300 farms which are part of the farm monitoring network AEI and based on these results determination of the agro-environmental indicator ammonia emissions for Switzerland