A Study on Gas Emissions and Environmental Impacts From Traditional Water Buffalo Barns in Turkey

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the pollutant gas emissions from traditional water buffalo farms and to investigate the possible effects of farm son the environment. As a result of the study, according to seasons, the maximum average of CO2 emission rate was calculated as 213.4 g / h.AU in the winter, and the minimum average of CO2 emission rate was calculated as 99.6 g / h.AU in the summer from the barn to the environment. In the same way, the maximum average of NH3 emission rate was calculated as 0.55 g / h.AU in winter and the minimum average of NH3 emission rate was calculated as 0.10 g / h.AU in autumn. H2S and CH4 were generally at insignificant levels throughout a year in the barn environment, only CH4 was measured as 3.32% LEL (1660 ppm) in December. The pollutant gas emissions sometimes reach significant levels from the water buffalo that affect the animal, environment and human welfare negatively, so as to minimize these effects, health protection band should be established by the technical commission for the settlement units and farms should be placed out of health protection band.