Soil degradation due to vicinal intensive hog farming operation located in east mediterranean

Liodakis, S; Michalopoulos, C; Efthymiou, E; Katsigiannis, G

dc.contributor.author	Liodakis, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Michalopoulos, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Efthymiou, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Katsigiannis, G	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:37:36Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:37:36Z
dc.date.issued	2012	en
dc.identifier.issn	0049-6979	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/21570
dc.subject	CAFOs	en
dc.subject	East Mediterranean	en
dc.subject	Environmental impacts	en
dc.subject	IHFOs	en
dc.subject	Nitrogen deposition	en
dc.subject	Soil degradation	en
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences	en
dc.subject.classification	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	en
dc.subject.classification	Water Resources	en
dc.subject.other	CAFOs	en
dc.subject.other	East Mediterranean	en
dc.subject.other	IHFOs	en
dc.subject.other	Nitrogen deposition	en
dc.subject.other	Soil degradation	en
dc.subject.other	Agriculture	en
dc.subject.other	Coastal zones	en
dc.subject.other	Degradation	en
dc.subject.other	Electric conductivity	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental impact	en
dc.subject.other	Soil surveys	en
dc.subject.other	Soils	en
dc.subject.other	ammonia	en
dc.subject.other	nitrate	en
dc.subject.other	ammonia	en
dc.subject.other	concentration (composition)	en
dc.subject.other	electrical conductivity	en
dc.subject.other	environmental impact	en
dc.subject.other	high temperature	en
dc.subject.other	limestone	en
dc.subject.other	livestock farming	en
dc.subject.other	pH	en
dc.subject.other	soil degradation	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	concentration (parameters)	en
dc.subject.other	controlled study	en
dc.subject.other	electric conductivity	en
dc.subject.other	environmental impact assessment	en
dc.subject.other	nitrification	en
dc.subject.other	pH measurement	en
dc.subject.other	pig farming	en
dc.subject.other	soil acidification	en
dc.subject.other	soil acidity	en
dc.subject.other	soil analysis	en
dc.subject.other	soil degradation	en
dc.subject.other	soil pollution	en
dc.subject.other	soil quality	en
dc.subject.other	surface property	en
dc.subject.other	X ray diffraction	en
dc.subject.other	Animalia	en
dc.title	Soil degradation due to vicinal intensive hog farming operation located in east mediterranean	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1007/s11270-011-0848-z	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11270-011-0848-z	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2012	en
heal.abstract	One of the main environmental impacts of concentrated animal feeding operations is the soil degradation in vicinity with the livestock breeding facilities due to substances such as ammonia emitted from the various stages of the process. Owing to the high temperatures of the Mediterranean ecosystems, the evolution of gasses is more extensive and the soil degradation is consequently more severe than those obtained in northern Europe. In this research, the soil degradation effects of a large meat-producing, processing, and packaging unit have been investigated. The investigated intensive hog farming operation (IHFO) is located at a limestone soil coastal area with sea to the north and hills to the south. Soil samples of the upper mineral soil were taken in various distances and directions from the IHFO boundaries. Thirteen experimental cycles were carried out in the duration of 1.5 years starting in March 2009 until October 2010. The soil samples were analyzed on pH and electrical conductivity (EC) values as well as NH4+ and NO3- concentrations. Significantly higher concentrations of the two nitrogen forms were observed on samples at increasing proximity downwind from the farm (south). Southern soil average NH4+ and NO3- concentrations ranged between 0.4- 118 μg NH4+-N g-1 soil and 6.1-88.4 μg NO3--N g-1 soil, respectively. The variation of emitted gasses depositions was clearly reflected in the average pH and EC values. Average pH and EC values downwind from IHFO boundaries varied between 7.1-8.2 and 140-268 μS/cm, respectively. © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011.	en
heal.publisher	SPRINGER	en
heal.journalName	Water, Air, and Soil Pollution	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/s11270-011-0848-z	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000297836600014	en
dc.identifier.volume	223	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.spage	169	en
dc.identifier.epage	179	en