Abstract:

The objective of this study is to investigate the nutrient resource of animal manure and its environmental pollution risks in Shaanxi Province. This paper estimated the time variation, regional distribution and cropland load of animal manure amount based on the provincial statistical data from yearbook and relevant literature. The environmental risk of animal manure pollution was systematically analyzed. From 2009 to 2017, the amount of animal manure in the whole province presented a trend of first increase and then decrease, with the animal manure amount and nutrients’ amount of 7118.36 × 10⁴ t and 86.76 × 10⁴ t respectively in 2014, being the maximum amount of all the years. Livestock and poultry had geographical characteristics, e.g., sheep, cattle and pigs were the main breeding in northern Shaanxi, Guanzhong and southern Shaanxi, respectively. The animal manure load in the province was 22.36 t/hm², while the nutrient load of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium was 111.59, 58.56 and 104.22 kg/hm², respectively. The total nutrients’ amount of animal manure was about 35.63% of the amount of agricultural chemical fertilizer. The amount of animal manure in Shaanxi Province is within the allowable range of environmental carrying capacity. The risk of environmental pollution exists in Yangling Demonstration Zone, Ankang City, Hanzhong City, Xianyang City and Baoji City. The nutrient resource of animal manure has great potential to replace chemical fertilizer in Yulin City, Yangling Demonstration Zone, Ankang City, Shangluo City and Hanzhong City, while the rational use of the resource can effectively promote zero growth in chemical fertilizer use.

Key words: animal manure, pollutant generation and discharge coefficient, nutrients amount, cropland load, regional distribution