Soil depletion of Ca, Mg and K due to vicinal intensive hog farming operation located in east mediterranean

Michalopoulos, C; Liodakis, S

dc.contributor.author	Michalopoulos, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Liodakis, S	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:14:39Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:14:39Z
dc.date.issued	2012	en
dc.identifier.issn	00496979	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/30076
dc.subject	East Mediterranean	en
dc.subject	Environmental impacts	en
dc.subject	Intensive hog farming operations	en
dc.subject	Soil depletion of Ca, Mg and K	en
dc.subject.other	Ammonium concentrations	en
dc.subject.other	Average concentration	en
dc.subject.other	Base cations	en
dc.subject.other	Coastal area	en
dc.subject.other	Concentrated animal feeding operations	en
dc.subject.other	East Mediterranean	en
dc.subject.other	Exchangeable base cations	en
dc.subject.other	Experimental cycles	en
dc.subject.other	Intensive hog farming operations	en
dc.subject.other	Livestock breeding	en
dc.subject.other	Mineral soils	en
dc.subject.other	Soil degradation	en
dc.subject.other	Soil sample	en
dc.subject.other	Agriculture	en
dc.subject.other	Ammonium compounds	en
dc.subject.other	Calcium	en
dc.subject.other	Coastal zones	en
dc.subject.other	Degradation	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental impact	en
dc.subject.other	Positive ions	en
dc.subject.other	Soil surveys	en
dc.subject.other	Soils	en
dc.subject.other	ammonia	en
dc.subject.other	calcium	en
dc.subject.other	limestone	en
dc.subject.other	magnesium	en
dc.subject.other	mineral	en
dc.subject.other	potassium	en
dc.subject.other	water	en
dc.subject.other	calcium	en
dc.subject.other	environmental impact	en
dc.subject.other	farming system	en
dc.subject.other	magnesium	en
dc.subject.other	potassium	en
dc.subject.other	soil degradation	en
dc.subject.other	soil pollution	en
dc.subject.other	animal food	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	concentration (parameters)	en
dc.subject.other	controlled study	en
dc.subject.other	environmental impact	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	nonhuman	en
dc.subject.other	pig farming	en
dc.subject.other	seashore	en
dc.subject.other	soil analysis	en
dc.subject.other	soil change	en
dc.subject.other	soil chemistry	en
dc.subject.other	soil degradation	en
dc.subject.other	soil depletion	en
dc.subject.other	solubility	en
dc.subject.other	surface soil	en
dc.subject.other	Mediterranean Region	en
dc.title	Soil depletion of Ca, Mg and K due to vicinal intensive hog farming operation located in east mediterranean	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1007/s11270-012-1218-1	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11270-012-1218-1	en
heal.publicationDate	2012	en
heal.abstract	One of the main environmental impacts of concentrated animal feeding operations is soil degradation in the vicinity of the livestock breeding facilities due to substances such as ammonia emitted from the various stages of the process. In this research, the soil degradation effects of an intensive hog farming operation (IHFO) located at a Mediterranean limestone soil coastal area have been investigated. 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 analysed on total, exchangeable and water-soluble Ca, Mg and K as well as water-soluble ammonium concentrations. Significantly lower concentrations of the exchangeable and water-soluble base cations were observed on soil samples at increasing proximity downwind from the farm (south). Southern soil average concentrations of exchangeable base cations ranged between 78.6 and 128.52 mmol Ca2+ kg-1 soil, 8.42-21.39 mmol Mg2+ kg-1 soil and 4.25-8.1 mmol K+ kg-1 soil, respectively. Southern soil average concentrations of water-soluble base cations ranged between 0.57 and 2.17 mmol Ca2+ kg-1 soil, 0.16-0.89 mmol Mg2+ kg-1 soil and 0.48-0.95 mmol K+ kg-1 soil, respectively. © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.	en
heal.journalName	Water, Air, and Soil Pollution	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/s11270-012-1218-1	en
dc.identifier.volume	223	en
dc.identifier.issue	7	en
dc.identifier.spage	4565	en
dc.identifier.epage	4575	en