Comparative Evaluation of the Dynamics of Animal Husbandry Air Pollutant Emissions Using an IoT Platform for Farms

Razvan Alexandru Popa, Dana Catalina Popa (), Elena Narcisa Pogurschi, Livia Vidu, Monica Paula Marin, Minodora Tudorache, George Suciu, Mihaela Bălănescu, Sabina Burlacu, Radu Budulacu and Alexandru Vulpe ()
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Razvan Alexandru Popa: Formative Sciences in Animal Breeding and Food Industry Department, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 59 Marasti Blv., 011464 Bucharest, Romania
Dana Catalina Popa: Formative Sciences in Animal Breeding and Food Industry Department, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 59 Marasti Blv., 011464 Bucharest, Romania
Elena Narcisa Pogurschi: Formative Sciences in Animal Breeding and Food Industry Department, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 59 Marasti Blv., 011464 Bucharest, Romania
Livia Vidu: Formative Sciences in Animal Breeding and Food Industry Department, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 59 Marasti Blv., 011464 Bucharest, Romania
Monica Paula Marin: Formative Sciences in Animal Breeding and Food Industry Department, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 59 Marasti Blv., 011464 Bucharest, Romania
Minodora Tudorache: Formative Sciences in Animal Breeding and Food Industry Department, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 59 Marasti Blv., 011464 Bucharest, Romania
George Suciu: R&D Department, Beia Consult International, 041386 Bucharest, Romania
Mihaela Bălănescu: R&D Department, Beia Consult International, 041386 Bucharest, Romania
Sabina Burlacu: R&D Department, Beam Innovation SRL, 041386 Bucharest, Romania
Radu Budulacu: R&D Department, Beam Innovation SRL, 041386 Bucharest, Romania
Alexandru Vulpe: R&D Department, Beam Innovation SRL, 041386 Bucharest, Romania

Agriculture, 2022, vol. 13, issue 1, 1-21

Abstract: One of the major challenges of animal husbandry, in addition to those related to the economic situation and the current energy crisis, is the major contribution of this sector to atmospheric pollution. Awareness of pollution sources and their permanent monitoring in order to ensure efficient management of the farm, with the aim of reducing emissions, is a mandatory issue, both at the macro level of the economic sector and at the micro level, specifically at the level of each individual farm. In this context, the acquisition of consistent environmental data from the level of each farm will constitute a beneficial action both for the decision-making system of the farm and for the elaboration or adjustment of strategies at the national level. The current paper proposes a case study of air pollutants in a cattle farm for different seasons (winter and summer) and the correlation between their variation and microclimate parameters. A further comparison is made between values estimated using the EMEP (European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme, 2019) methodology for air pollutant emission and values measured by sensors in a hybrid decision support platform for farms. Results show that interactions between microclimate and pollutant emissions exist and they can provide a model for the farm’s activities that the farmer can manage according to the results of the measurements.

Keywords: AP monitoring; IoT; AP estimation; decision support; livestock farming (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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