Zhen Wang , Hui Liu , Hao Li , Zhengxiang Shi , Shihua Pu
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Environmental impact assessment of piston technology in mitigating emissions from pig farming: Insights for sustainable agriculture
CONTEXT
Global agricultural activities, particularly pig farming, significantly contribute to environmental pressures through the emission of pollutants, which adversely impact air and water quality.
OBJECTIVE
This study aimed to investigate the environmental footprint of swine production under two scenarios, assess the effectiveness of piston emission reduction technology (PERT) in mitigating environmental impacts, and analyze the associated environmental trade-offs of its application.
METHODS
We employed a life cycle assessment to quantify the environmental impact of conventional pig farming in producing 1 kg of live weight from cradle to farm gate under two scenarios: baseline and PERT. Primary data on agricultural activities were obtained through onsite measurements, while secondary data on pollutant emissions were estimated from the literature, and data on raw materials were obtained from databases.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS
PERT reduced 10 out of 16 impact categories, with 4 unchanged and 2 slightly increased. Compared with those at baseline, terrestrial eutrophication, acidification, and particulate matter were reduced by 31.37 %, 28.00 % and 26.95 %, respectively. However, trade-offs were observed between emission reductions and resource use-related categories. Moreover, sensitivity analysis revealed that PERT with a 10-year lifespan consumed 126.30 MJ fewer renewable and 1471.65 MJ fewer nonrenewable resources than did PERT with a 5-year lifespan but 42.10 MJ more renewable and 490.55 MJ more nonrenewable resources than did PERT with a 15-year lifespan.
SIGNIFICANCE
This study expands existing research on pig farm emission control and provides both theoretical insights and practical examples for enhancing environmental sustainability in other livestock sectors.
期刊介绍:
Agricultural Systems is an international journal that deals with interactions - among the components of agricultural systems, among hierarchical levels of agricultural systems, between agricultural and other land use systems, and between agricultural systems and their natural, social and economic environments.
The scope includes the development and application of systems analysis methodologies in the following areas:
Systems approaches in the sustainable intensification of agriculture; pathways for sustainable intensification; crop-livestock integration; farm-level resource allocation; quantification of benefits and trade-offs at farm to landscape levels; integrative, participatory and dynamic modelling approaches for qualitative and quantitative assessments of agricultural systems and decision making;
The interactions between agricultural and non-agricultural landscapes; the multiple services of agricultural systems; food security and the environment;
Global change and adaptation science; transformational adaptations as driven by changes in climate, policy, values and attitudes influencing the design of farming systems;
Development and application of farming systems design tools and methods for impact, scenario and case study analysis; managing the complexities of dynamic agricultural systems; innovation systems and multi stakeholder arrangements that support or promote change and (or) inform policy decisions.