Journal
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
Volume 613, Issue -, Pages 115-122Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.09.001
Keywords
Composting; Methane; Nitrous oxide; Life cycle assessment; Global warming potential
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Funding
- Basis Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Ministry of Education [NRF-2015R1A6A1A03031413]
- BK21 + program of Ministry of Education
- Human Resources Development, Korea
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Livestock manure application can stimulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, especially methane (CH4) in rice paddy. The stabilized organic matter (OM) is recommended to suppress CH4 emission without counting the additional GHG emission during the composting process. To evaluate the effect of compost utilization on the net global warming potential (GWP) of a rice cropping system, the fluxes of GHGs from composting to land application were calculated by a life cycle assessment (LCA) method. The model framework was composed of GHG fluxes from industrial activities and biogenic GHG fluxes from the composting and rice cultivation processes. Fresh manure emitted 30 Mg CO2-eq. ha(-1), 90% and 10% of which were contributed by CH4 and nitrous oxide (N2O) fluxes, respectively, during rice cultivation. Compost utilization decreased net GWP by 25% over that of the fresh manure during the whole process. The composting process increased the GWP of the industrial processes by 35%, but the 60% reduction in CH4 emissions from the rice paddy mainly influenced the reduction of GWP during the overall process. Therefore, compost application could be a good management strategy to reduce GHG emissions from rice paddy systems. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V.All rights reserved.
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