Dairy Shed Effluent

ISBN-13: 9783639136883 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 292 str.

Paula Blackett

Opis

In 2001, Fish and Game New Zealand accused the New Zealand Dairy Industry of "destroying the communitys natural water resources" through a combination of point and diffuse source pollution and stream habitat modification. The debate that followed was around conflicting values and use of rural water resources, who is responsible for degradation and what should be done. This book examines aspects of the debate through scientific and social frameworks using three interrelatedinvestigations. First, laboratory microcosms areused to compare dairy shed effluent from different treatment technologies and test the role of dilution as a mitigation strategy. Second, conclusions fromthe laboratory are challenged in the field where the effects of dairy shed effluent discharges arecomplicated by on-farm stream management practices. Third, key findings are used to evaluate current and alternative governance structures to see if they could facilitate improved on-farm stream management practices. An examination of biophysical and social dimensions in this manner would be of value to those with an interest in the management of complexenvironmental issues.

O autorze

Studied geography and freshwater biology at
Auckland University and the National Institute of Water and
Atmospheric Research Ltd ( NIWA). She is currently working as a
Social Scientist at AgResearch Ltd, Ruakura Research Centre,
Hamilton, New Zealand.