Ammonia emissions in Europe: costs, regulation and targets with focus on Denmark

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Ammonia emissions in Europe : costs, regulation and targets with focus on Denmark. / Jacobsen, Brian H.

In: Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology. A, Vol. 2, No. 3, 2012, p. 285-293.

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Jacobsen, BH 2012, 'Ammonia emissions in Europe: costs, regulation and targets with focus on Denmark', Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology. A, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 285-293. <http://www.davidpublishing.com/journals_info.asp?jId=803#>

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Jacobsen, B. H. (2012). Ammonia emissions in Europe: costs, regulation and targets with focus on Denmark. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology. A, 2(3), 285-293. http://www.davidpublishing.com/journals_info.asp?jId=803#

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Jacobsen BH. Ammonia emissions in Europe: costs, regulation and targets with focus on Denmark. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology. A. 2012;2(3):285-293.

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Jacobsen, Brian H. / Ammonia emissions in Europe : costs, regulation and targets with focus on Denmark. In: Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology. A. 2012 ; Vol. 2, No. 3. pp. 285-293.

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abstract = "The NEC (National Emission Ceiling) directive has set targets for the 2010 ammonia emissions from a number of European countries. The target will be reached by most EU-countries and the total emission for EU-27 has been reduced by 22% from 1990 to 2007. Denmark is one of the countries with the largest reductions since 1990 and the article aims at the measures and costs involved. The conclusion is that the costs have been under 3 €/kg NH3-N. Measures in several countries are under 5€/kg NH3-N, which is a likely minimum for the benefits of reducing NH3-N. Thefindings suggest that the same measures might be cheaper in the Netherlands and Denmark than in the UK and the USA due to technology advances and stricter regulations in the past. The new Danish application procedure, when increasing the animal production, has tried to make the acceptance procedure quicker and dynamic ensuring that new technology is adopted quicker and that the farm has the right location. It is concluded that the new application process so far has not lived up to the high expectations at the outset. Despite this, the paper concludes that Denmark is likely to reduce emission by 50% from 1990 to 2020 and reach the likely 2020 NEC ceiling.",
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