Archives of Environmental Protection

Abstract

Livestock production is the basis of global food production and it is a serious threat to the environment. Significant environmental pollutants are odors and ammonia (NH 3 ) emitted from livestock buildings. The aim of the study was to determine the concentration and emission factors of ammonia and odors, in the summer season, from a deep-litter fattening house. The research was carried out during summer in a mechanically ventilated fattening piggery located in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. Ammonia concentrations were measured using photoacoustic spectrometer Multi Gas Monitor Innova 1312, and odor concentrations were determined by dynamic olfactometry according to EN 13725:2003 using a TO 8 olfactometer. The NH 3 emission factors from the studied piggery, in summer, ranged from 8.53 to 21.71 g•day -1 •pig -1 , (mean value 12.54±4.89 g•day -1 •pig -1 ). Factors related to kg of body mass were from 0.11 to 0.23 g•day -1 •kg b.m. -1 (mean value 0.17±0.06 g•day -1 •kg b.m. -1 ). Odor concentrations in the studied piggery were from 755 to 11775 ouE•m -3 and they were diversified (coefficient of variation 43.8%). The mean value of the momentary odor emission factors was 179.5±78.7 ouE•s -1 •pig -1 . Factor related to kg of body mass was 2.27±1.71 ou E •s -1 •kg b.m. -1 . In Poland and many other countries, the litter systems of pigs housing are still very popular. Therefore, there is a need to monitor the pollutant emissions from such buildings to identify the factors influencing the amount of this emission. Another important issue is to verify whether the reduction techniques, giving a measurable effect in laboratory research, bring the same reduction effect in production buildings.