Hygienic aspects of livestock manure management and biogas systems operated by small-scale pig farmers in Vietnam
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Hygienic aspects of livestock manure management and biogas systems operated by small-scale pig farmers in Vietnam. / Luu, Huong Quynh; Madsen, Henry; Anh, Le Xuan; Ngoc, Pham Thi; Dalsgaard, Anders.
I: Science of the Total Environment, Bind 470-471, 2014, s. 53-57.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Hygienic aspects of livestock manure management and biogas systems operated by small-scale pig farmers in Vietnam
AU - Luu, Huong Quynh
AU - Madsen, Henry
AU - Anh, Le Xuan
AU - Ngoc, Pham Thi
AU - Dalsgaard, Anders
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Biogas digesters are widely promoted and increasingly used to treat and generate gas from pig slurry worldwide. The objective of this study was to describe manure management practices with focus on biogas digestion among small scale pig farmers in Hue (50 farmers) and Hanoi (96 farmers) and to assess fecal contamination levels in biogas effluent. Results showed that 84% of the farmers in Hanoi and 42% in Hue used both pig slurry and human excreta for biogas production. Biogas digestion only reduced E. coli concentrations by 1 to 2 log units to 3.70±0.84 Escherichia coli (log) cfu/ml on average in effluent as compared with raw slurry. Biogas effluent was commonly used to fertilize vegetables or discharged directly into the garden or aquatic recipients. Reduced problems with bad smells and flies were reported as main reasons for establishing a biogas digester. Further studies are needed to assess human and animal health hazards associated with the discharge and use of biogas effluent from small-scale biogas systems.
AB - Biogas digesters are widely promoted and increasingly used to treat and generate gas from pig slurry worldwide. The objective of this study was to describe manure management practices with focus on biogas digestion among small scale pig farmers in Hue (50 farmers) and Hanoi (96 farmers) and to assess fecal contamination levels in biogas effluent. Results showed that 84% of the farmers in Hanoi and 42% in Hue used both pig slurry and human excreta for biogas production. Biogas digestion only reduced E. coli concentrations by 1 to 2 log units to 3.70±0.84 Escherichia coli (log) cfu/ml on average in effluent as compared with raw slurry. Biogas effluent was commonly used to fertilize vegetables or discharged directly into the garden or aquatic recipients. Reduced problems with bad smells and flies were reported as main reasons for establishing a biogas digester. Further studies are needed to assess human and animal health hazards associated with the discharge and use of biogas effluent from small-scale biogas systems.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.09.023
DO - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.09.023
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 24140681
AN - SCOPUS:84885973372
VL - 470-471
SP - 53
EP - 57
JO - Science of the Total Environment
JF - Science of the Total Environment
SN - 0048-9697
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ID: 66955108