Abstract
The Brazilian broiler industry is the most prominent branch in farming, due to its high levels of productivity. However, there is a growing concern about the environmental damages caused by such an activity, in special the atmospheric air pollution, as a consequence of the high volume of residues generated and the damages made to the environment. Air pollution, despite being most of the time detected by undesirable odoriferous substances, can be caused by numerous atmospheric pollutants such as particulate matter, odorless gases, non-volatile compounds, amongst others. This negatively impacts the health of both humans and animals, as well as of the surrounding ecosystem. Broiler production can be understood as a range of steps necessary to poultry meat production. Hence, their emissions can be computed all the way from the grain production, the feed fabrication, the poultry farming to, finally, the slaughtering and recycling of animal based products. As the poultry chain is well-segmented in its functions, it is necessary to establish and quantify the real impacts caused by its sectors and define mitigation controlling measures in regards to air pollutants. Key words: Air quality, atmospheric pollutants, control, environment, productivity.
Highlights
Poultry, in the recent Brazilian economy, had an increase of productivity that is intimately associated to the technological advance and, mostly, to the progress of the industrial sector
There is a growing concern about the environmental damages caused by such an activity, in special the atmospheric air pollution, as a consequence of the high volume of residues generated and the damages made to the environment
Emissions to the environment range from undesirable odors, due to the concentration of sulfuric gas, ammonia and methane, to the suspension of particulate matter and dust (Meda et al, 2011; Copeland, 2014); the discharge of high volumes of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide produced during the periods in which heating systems are active, must be considered
Summary
Air pollution and their mitigation measures in Brazilian poultry production Felipe Santos Dalólio1*, Jadir Nogueira da Silva, Luiz Fernando Teixeira Albino, Joerley Moreira and Luciano Barreto Mendes. Despite being most of the time detected by undesirable odoriferous substances, can be caused by numerous atmospheric pollutants such as particulate matter, odorless gases, non-volatile compounds, amongst others. This negatively impacts the health of both humans and animals, as well as of the surrounding ecosystem. Broiler production can be understood as a range of steps necessary to poultry meat production. Their emissions can be computed all the way from the grain production, the feed fabrication, the poultry farming to, the slaughtering and recycling of animal based products.
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