Environmental audit in dairy farms: A method to identify and prevent impacts on groundwater
Dairy farming is a key economic activity in Argentina. To achieve sustained growth, farmers adopted various strategies, leading to intensified milk production, but also to increased and accelerated environmental impacts. This study sought to analyze the environmental performance of water use and man...
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| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/21245 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772912525000181 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clwas.2025.100220 |
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| author | Cisneros Basualdo, Nicolás Eloy Miguel, Roberto Esteban Banda Noriega, Roxana Ruiz de Galarreta, Alejandro Rodríguez, Corina Iris |
| author_browse | Banda Noriega, Roxana Cisneros Basualdo, Nicolás Eloy Miguel, Roberto Esteban Rodríguez, Corina Iris Ruiz de Galarreta, Alejandro |
| author_facet | Cisneros Basualdo, Nicolás Eloy Miguel, Roberto Esteban Banda Noriega, Roxana Ruiz de Galarreta, Alejandro Rodríguez, Corina Iris |
| author_sort | Cisneros Basualdo, Nicolás Eloy |
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| description | Dairy farming is a key economic activity in Argentina. To achieve sustained growth, farmers adopted various strategies, leading to intensified milk production, but also to increased and accelerated environmental impacts. This study sought to analyze the environmental performance of water use and management in dairy farms in the 'Mar y Sierras' region of the province of Buenos Aires. A diagnostic environmental audit was implemented in five diverse case studies, which were chosen based on production size, location, and socio-productive dynamics. The study involved three stages: (1) a holistic environmental characterization of the farms, (2) farm visits, interviews and chemical analysis of groundwater and wastewater, and (3) proposing mitigation measures for each farm. Production stages vary across farms depending on their physical environment. The critical points identified included the interrelationship between groundwater management, wastewater treatment and disposal. Mitigation proposals tailored to the specific environment of each farm were suggested. Additionally, goals and objectives were established to ensure compliance with current environmental regulations. In conclusion, the environmental audit method enabled to determine the dynamics and operations of the farms, identify the most environmentally critical points based on each farm's natural and socio-economic context and assess their compliance with current environmental regulations. |
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| spelling | INTA212452025-02-13T12:52:48Z Environmental audit in dairy farms: A method to identify and prevent impacts on groundwater Cisneros Basualdo, Nicolás Eloy Miguel, Roberto Esteban Banda Noriega, Roxana Ruiz de Galarreta, Alejandro Rodríguez, Corina Iris Granjas Lecheras Medio Ambiente Agua Subterránea Recursos Hídricos Tratamiento de Aguas Residuales Dairy Farms Environment Groundwater Water Resources Wastewater Treatment Tambos Dairy farming is a key economic activity in Argentina. To achieve sustained growth, farmers adopted various strategies, leading to intensified milk production, but also to increased and accelerated environmental impacts. This study sought to analyze the environmental performance of water use and management in dairy farms in the 'Mar y Sierras' region of the province of Buenos Aires. A diagnostic environmental audit was implemented in five diverse case studies, which were chosen based on production size, location, and socio-productive dynamics. The study involved three stages: (1) a holistic environmental characterization of the farms, (2) farm visits, interviews and chemical analysis of groundwater and wastewater, and (3) proposing mitigation measures for each farm. Production stages vary across farms depending on their physical environment. The critical points identified included the interrelationship between groundwater management, wastewater treatment and disposal. Mitigation proposals tailored to the specific environment of each farm were suggested. Additionally, goals and objectives were established to ensure compliance with current environmental regulations. In conclusion, the environmental audit method enabled to determine the dynamics and operations of the farms, identify the most environmentally critical points based on each farm's natural and socio-economic context and assess their compliance with current environmental regulations. EEA Chilecito Fil: Cisneros Basualdo, Nicolás Eloy. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Ambientales (CINEA); Argentina Fil: Cisneros Basualdo, Nicolás Eloy. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas de la Provincia de Buenos Aires; Argentina Fil: Miguel, Roberto Esteban. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Chilecito; Argentina Fil: Banda Noriega, Roxana. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Ambientales (CINEA); Argentina Fil: Ruiz de Galarreta, Alejandro. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Ambientales (CINEA); Argentina Fil: Rodríguez, Corina Iris. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Ambientales (CINEA); Argentina Fil: Rodríguez, Corina Iris. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina 2025-02-13T12:20:51Z 2025-02-13T12:20:51Z 2025-03 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/21245 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772912525000181 2772-9125 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clwas.2025.100220 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Elsevier Cleaner Waste Systems 10 : 100220. (March 2025) |
| spellingShingle | Granjas Lecheras Medio Ambiente Agua Subterránea Recursos Hídricos Tratamiento de Aguas Residuales Dairy Farms Environment Groundwater Water Resources Wastewater Treatment Tambos Cisneros Basualdo, Nicolás Eloy Miguel, Roberto Esteban Banda Noriega, Roxana Ruiz de Galarreta, Alejandro Rodríguez, Corina Iris Environmental audit in dairy farms: A method to identify and prevent impacts on groundwater |
| title | Environmental audit in dairy farms: A method to identify and prevent impacts on groundwater |
| title_full | Environmental audit in dairy farms: A method to identify and prevent impacts on groundwater |
| title_fullStr | Environmental audit in dairy farms: A method to identify and prevent impacts on groundwater |
| title_full_unstemmed | Environmental audit in dairy farms: A method to identify and prevent impacts on groundwater |
| title_short | Environmental audit in dairy farms: A method to identify and prevent impacts on groundwater |
| title_sort | environmental audit in dairy farms a method to identify and prevent impacts on groundwater |
| topic | Granjas Lecheras Medio Ambiente Agua Subterránea Recursos Hídricos Tratamiento de Aguas Residuales Dairy Farms Environment Groundwater Water Resources Wastewater Treatment Tambos |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/21245 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772912525000181 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clwas.2025.100220 |
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