Agriculture: Green Screen for Poultry Farms
2008
Using Trees to Reduce Pollution from Poultry Farms
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Evidence: moderate
Author Information
Author(s): Frazer Lance
Primary Institution: University of Delaware
Hypothesis
Can vegetative environmental buffers effectively reduce emissions from poultry farms?
Conclusion
The study found that vegetative environmental buffers can significantly reduce dust, ammonia, and odor emissions from poultry farms.
Supporting Evidence
- The vegetative environmental buffer reduced dust by 56%, ammonia by 53%, and odor by 18%.
- VEBs provide additional benefits such as visual screens and energy efficiency.
- About one-third of the Delmarva poultry farms have established VEBs.
Takeaway
Planting trees around poultry farms can help clean the air by catching dust and reducing bad smells.
Methodology
Measurements were collected over six summers using sensors on each side of the vegetative environmental buffer.
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