Geoecological Aspects of Development of Modern Intensive Pig Farming in the Belgorod Region

Author(s):  V.V. Kiselev, no, no, Belgorod National Research University, Belgorod, Russia, kiselev_v@bsu.edu.ru

A.G. Kornilov, Dr., Prof., Belgorod National Research University, Belgorod, Russia

Issue:  Volume 43, № 1

Rubric:  Earth sciences

Annotation:  The article discusses development programme of intensive pig breeding on the hydro-ecological situation in the Belgorod region. The model area of distribution of modern pig-breeding complexes of the Belgorod region is considered. Calculations of indicators of daily and annual waste on typical pig-breeding complexes of the Belgorod region, as well as the amount of waste per the area of catchment areas of the studied rivers (Korocha, Koren, Seversky Donets, Sajnovsky Donets), which include solid and gaseous waste, are made. The quantitative characteristic of manure effluents from new typical pig-breeding complexes of the Belgorod region is given, as well as the specific geochemical load on the studied areas of river catchments, which includes such indicators as nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and others. It is note that large amounts of organic waste create a potentially high level of anthropogenic load on the catchment basins of the Belgorod region. Dynamics is shown of the content of pollutants in the rivers of the model area is also presented. It is note that there are multidirectional changes in the content of pollutants in the rivers of the Belgorod region. The concentration of nitrates and the sum of nitrogen compounds on the studied rivers during the active activity of modern pig-breeding complexes the average increases in the 30–35 %. The dynamics of phosphorus compounds are largely influence by coastal rural settlements.

Keywords:  intensive pig breeding, geo-ecological situation, river basins, solid and gaseous wastes, anthropogenic load.

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