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Diffuse pollution from livestock production in China

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With economic development and living standard improvement, livestock and poultry production has grown up rapidly, also has become the leading source of pollution in vast rural areas in China. The estimated annual loss amount of COD, BOD, NH3-N from manure in 2001 is 7. 28 million ton, 4.99 million ton and 1.32 million ton, respectively. The COD loss amount from manure is close to the sum of COD from industrial and domestic wastewater. Because animal waste and wastewater can enter water bodies from spills or breaks of waste storage structures (due to accidents or excessive rain), and non-agricultural application of manure to cropland, this contamination has resulted in quality degradation of surface and underground drinking water supplies. Areas with concentrated livestock operations are showing elevated nutrients and organic pollutant contents in surface waters. This widespread contamination of water has prompted governments at various levels to adopt regulations and measures to control the spreading of livestock pollution.

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  1. College of Resource, Environment & Tourism, Capital Normal University, 100037, Beijing, China

    Wang Xiaoyan

  2. Key Lab. of 3D Information Acquisition and Application, MOE, 100037, Beijing, China

    Wang Xiaoyan

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This study was supported by the State Ministry of Education and the Beijing Municipal Scientific New-Star Plan.

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Xiaoyan, W. Diffuse pollution from livestock production in China. Chin. J. Geochem. 24, 189–193 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02841165

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