Use anaerobic digestion to treat manure

Lower emissions of methane from manure

Link details:

The strength/importance of this link is 6

This link is a Positive contribution.

Literature supporting this link:

Scientific literature:

• MIDAIR - Greenhouse Gas Mitigation for Organic and Conventional Dairy Production, EC, Contract No: EVK2-CT-2000-00096
• Berg, W. and Pazsiczki, I. (2006) Mitigation of methane emissions during manure storage, Greenhouse Gases and Animal Agriculture: An Update. Proceedings of the 2nd Int. Conf. on Greenhouse Gases & Animal Agriculture, Zurich, Switzerland 20-24 September 2005 , International Congress Series, Volume 1293, 213-216
• Clemens, J. and Ahlgrimm, H. J. (2004) Greenhouse gases from animal husbandry: mitigation options. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 60(1-3), 287-300

Links:

• http://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/55366_en.html

Best Practice Guidance:

• Farming Futures (2008) Climate change: be part of the solution. Focus on: farm anaerobic digestion. Fact Sheet 17. Farming Futures, April 2008.

Defra Project IF0131
Assessment of reduction in environmental burdens through targeted measures compared with whole farm approaches in cropping and livestock systems
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