AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND REQUIREMENTS IN EUROPE

摘要

Intensive livestock farming in the Netherlands, and several other regions in Western Europe, causes environmental problems due to emissions to soil, water and air. In this paper we present the state of the art on relevant aspects which are related to the emissions to the air caused by poultry production. However, due to (chemical) reactions in the air, transport and deposition, emission to the air affect soil and water ecosystems. The topic of 'Air quality management' in livestock production is not integral addressed in research programs, nor in regulations. Therefore, this paper follows three lines, namely the more scientific one (basics of air quality and processes), the regulatory one (rules, laws and obligations) and the practical one how farmers try to meet the requirements in commercial production and the contradictions they encounter. It finishes with trends and coming regulations