Tianle Yang
Measuring pollutant emissions of cattle breeding and its spatial-temporal variation in China
Yang, Tianle; Li, Fangmin; Du, Min; Wang, Yinxin; Sun, Zhennan
Abstract
The rapid development of animal husbandry has resulted in serious pollution issues in the livestock and poultry breeding industry, increasing the cost of environmental management. This issue is particularly prominent in China due to its rapid economic development, significant domestic consumption, and aggressive carbon neutrality targets. This study analyses pollution emissions and spatial-temporal variation in China's cattle breeding industry. Using an emission coefficient method and panel data of 31 Chinese provinces/municipalities between 2002 and 2017, we measure the total volume of pollutant emissions from China's cattle breeding industry and five major pollutants: chemical oxygen demand, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, copper, and zinc. We also analyse the dynamic variation of the spatial distribution. The results show that both the total emissions volume and emissions of the five major pollutants have decreased to different extents, among which chemical oxygen demand has decreased the fastest. Spatial divergence is strengthened as the heavy pollution areas have moved from the southeast to the northwest of the country. This study contributes to current research by its focus on the cattle breading industry and by our improvements to the pollutant emission measurement method.
Citation
Yang, T., Li, F., Du, M., Wang, Y., & Sun, Z. (2021). Measuring pollutant emissions of cattle breeding and its spatial-temporal variation in China. Journal of Environmental Management, 299, Article 113615. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113615
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Aug 23, 2021 |
Online Publication Date | Sep 3, 2021 |
Publication Date | 2021-12 |
Deposit Date | Nov 18, 2021 |
Publicly Available Date | Sep 4, 2022 |
Journal | Journal of Environmental Management |
Print ISSN | 0301-4797 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 299 |
Article Number | 113615 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113615 |
Keywords | Cattle breeding, Pollutant emission, Spatial distribution, Emission factors |
Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2822807 |
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