Abstract
Due to the intensification and concentration of agriculture and the interpenetration of residential and agricultural areas, odours are an important air pollutant. The changes taking place in rural areas mean that not all inhabitants of these areas are involved in agricultural activities, and there are new people looking for an idyllic life in the countryside. In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of complaints concerning odour emissions from agricultural sources. The aim of the study was to compare odour emissions from selected livestock buildings for various animal species in the Great Poland Voivodeship. The assessment of odour concentrations was made in accordance with EN 13725: 2003 using the TO 8 olfactometer in the accredited olfactometric laboratory of the Institute of Technology and Life Sciences National Research Institute in Poznań. The fattening house showed the highest odour burden for the surroundings (mean odour concentration and odour emission factor: 450 ouE·m3 and 0.419 ouE·s−1·kg−1, respectively). In the case of buildings for poultry and dairy cows, the differences in the emission factors were not large. The emission factor for poultry (0.232 ouE·s−1·kg−1) was 22% higher than that for dairy cows (0.190 ouE·s−1·kg−1). Conversely, the mean concentration in the hen house (281 ouE·m3) was 18% lower than that in the dairy cow barn (342 ouE·m3).
Highlights
The problems of odour nuisance are becoming increasingly common, especially in the era of developing economic activity, migration of people from cities to rural areas, and spatial expansion of cities, which results in settlements being closer to rural areas or industrial zones
Due to the intensification and concentration of agriculture and the interpenetration of residential and agricultural areas, odours are an important air pollutant, which are leading to an increase in the number of complaints concerning odour emissions from agricultural sources
Odor concentration in fattening house ranged from 144 ouE ·m to 782 ouE ·m−3, and odor emission factor was from 0.188 ouE ·s−1 ·kg−1 to 0.788 ouE ·s−1 ·kg−1
Summary
It has a direct impact on people’s health and the everyday comfort of their lives. Over the past two decades, many initiatives have been undertaken to improve air quality in the European Union (EU) and a specific EU policy has been pursued in this area. Despite these activities, the negative impact of human activities can still be observed, which poses threats to human health and the environment resulting from the emission of pollutants into the air [1,2]. Due to the intensification and concentration of agriculture and the interpenetration of residential and agricultural areas, odours are an important air pollutant, which are leading to an increase in the number of complaints concerning odour emissions from agricultural sources
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