ODOR EMISSIONS

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ODOR EMISSIONSANIMAL PRODUCTION
There is no silver bullet that is going to
eliminate odors from animal production facilities
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SITE SELECTION EVALUATION

• isolation (setbacks)
• prevailing winds
• air drainage
• non-owned dwellings
• public use areas

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ODOR EMISSIONPOTENTIALS

• Animal production facility
• Manure storage and treatment facility
• Land application area

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PRODUCTION FACILITIES

• Dust
• odor transport
• AI-AO management
• vegetable oils
• deflection walls
• windbreaks

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PRODUCTION FACILITIES

• Biofilters
• Moisture content
• Oxygen level
• Temperature
• Food source
• Biomass filters

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MANURE STORAGETREATMENT FACILITY

• Anaerobic lagoon
• Manure storage tank
• Biocovers
• Geomembrane
• Anaerobic digestion
• Additives

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LAND APPLICATIONAREAS

• Surface applications
• weather conditions
• time
• public relations

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LAND APPLICATIONAREAS

• injection
• incorporation
• alternatives
• composting

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DIETARY MANIPULATION

• Reduce manure nutrients
• Questions

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PRACTICE POSITIVE PUBLIC RELATIONS!
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ODOR MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES

• Animal Waste Research
  Consortium
• Odor Solutions
• On-Farm Odor Environment Assessment
  Program

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ODOR POLICY SUGGESTIONS

• Does not impose costs for no benefit
• Simple, low cost to implement enforce
• Monetary incentives to protect rural economics
• Science based