Life cycle assessment of pig slurry treatment technologies for nutrient redistribution in Denmark

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 132, Issue , 2014, Pages 60-70

  Ten Hoeve, Marieke ^a   Hutchings, Nicholas J ^b   Peters, Gregory M ^c   Svanström, Magdalena ^c   Jensen, Lars S ^a   Bruun, Sander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ammonia stripping; Composting; Life cycle assessment; Nutrient redistribution; Pig slurry; Slurry separation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; CULTIVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; LIFE CYCLE; NITROGEN OXIDES; PHOSPHORUS; SCREWS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

AMMONIA STRIPPING; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIQUID FRACTION; NUTRIENT REDISTRIBUTION; PIG SLURRIES; SCREW PRESS; SLURRY SEPARATIONS; SLURRY TREATMENT; SOLIDS FRACTION; TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES;

NUTRIENTS;

AMMONIA; CARBON; FOSSIL FUEL; NATURAL GAS; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; PETROLEUM; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; TRACE ELEMENT;

AMMONIA; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPOSTING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LIVESTOCK FARMING; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PIG; SLURRY; WASTE TREATMENT;

AGRICULTURAL SLURRY; ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLEANING; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPOST; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; EUTROPHICATION; FIELD EMISSION; FOSSIL ENERGY; LEACHING; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; NITROUS OXIDE EMISSION; NUTRIENT; SOIL ACIDIFICATION; SWINE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DENMARK;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

AMMONIA STRIPPING; COMPOSTING; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; NUTRIENT REDISTRIBUTION; PIG SLURRY; SLURRY SEPARATION;

ANIMALS; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENT; SUS SCROFA; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 84888396298     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.10.023     Document Type: Article

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