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Emissions of gaseous nitrogen species from manure management - a new approach
Submitted by ulrich_daemmgen on Fri, 31/10/2008 - 14:07.
Publication Type:
Journal Paper (published)Source:
Environmental Pollution, Elsevier, Volume 154, p.488-497 (2008)Keywords:
mammals; manure; nitrogen; nitrous oxide; ammonia; nitric oxide; balance; modelAbstract:
A procedure for the assessment of emissions of nitrogen (N) species (ammonia, nitrous oxide, nitric oxide, di-nitrogen) from the manure management system is developed, which treats N pools and flows including emissions strictly according to conservation of mass criteria. As all relevant flows in the husbandry of mammals are depicted, the methodology is considered a Tier 3 approach in IPCC terminology or a detailed methodology in UN ECE terminology. The importance of accounting for all N species is illustrated by comparing emission estimates obtained using this approach with those obtained from the application the present detailed/Tier 2 methodology.
