Environmental audit in dairy farms: A method to identify and prevent impacts on groundwater

Autores
Cisneros Basualdo, Nicolás Eloy; Miguel, Roberto Esteban; Banda Noriega, Roxana; Ruiz de Galarreta, Alejandro; Rodríguez, Corina Iris
Año de publicación
2025
Idioma
inglés
Tipo de recurso
artículo
Estado
versión publicada
Descripción
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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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
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Cleaner Waste Systems 10 : 100220. (March 2025)
Materia
Granjas Lecheras
Medio Ambiente
Agua Subterránea
Recursos Hídricos
Tratamiento de Aguas Residuales
Dairy Farms
Environment
Groundwater
Water Resources
Wastewater Treatment
Tambos
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spelling Environmental audit in dairy farms: A method to identify and prevent impacts on groundwaterCisneros Basualdo, Nicolás EloyMiguel, Roberto EstebanBanda Noriega, RoxanaRuiz de Galarreta, AlejandroRodríguez, Corina IrisGranjas LecherasMedio AmbienteAgua SubterráneaRecursos HídricosTratamiento de Aguas ResidualesDairy FarmsEnvironmentGroundwaterWater ResourcesWastewater TreatmentTambosDairy 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 ChilecitoFil: Cisneros Basualdo, Nicolás Eloy. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Ambientales (CINEA); ArgentinaFil: Cisneros Basualdo, Nicolás Eloy. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas de la Provincia de Buenos Aires; ArgentinaFil: Miguel, Roberto Esteban. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Chilecito; ArgentinaFil: Banda Noriega, Roxana. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Ambientales (CINEA); ArgentinaFil: Ruiz de Galarreta, Alejandro. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Ambientales (CINEA); ArgentinaFil: Rodríguez, Corina Iris. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Ambientales (CINEA); ArgentinaFil: Rodríguez, Corina Iris. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaElsevier2025-02-13T12:20:51Z2025-02-13T12:20:51Z2025-03info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/21245https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S27729125250001812772-9125https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clwas.2025.100220Cleaner Waste Systems 10 : 100220. (March 2025)reponame:INTA Digital (INTA)instname:Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariaenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)2025-09-29T13:47:08Zoai:localhost:20.500.12123/21245instacron:INTAInstitucionalhttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/oai/requesttripaldi.nicolas@inta.gob.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:l2025-09-29 13:47:08.601INTA Digital (INTA) - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv 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
spellingShingle Environmental audit in dairy farms: A method to identify and prevent impacts on groundwater
Cisneros Basualdo, Nicolás Eloy
Granjas Lecheras
Medio Ambiente
Agua Subterránea
Recursos Hídricos
Tratamiento de Aguas Residuales
Dairy Farms
Environment
Groundwater
Water Resources
Wastewater Treatment
Tambos
title_short 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_sort Environmental audit in dairy farms: A method to identify and prevent impacts on groundwater
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Cisneros Basualdo, Nicolás Eloy
Miguel, Roberto Esteban
Banda Noriega, Roxana
Ruiz de Galarreta, Alejandro
Rodríguez, Corina Iris
author Cisneros Basualdo, Nicolás Eloy
author_facet Cisneros Basualdo, Nicolás Eloy
Miguel, Roberto Esteban
Banda Noriega, Roxana
Ruiz de Galarreta, Alejandro
Rodríguez, Corina Iris
author_role author
author2 Miguel, Roberto Esteban
Banda Noriega, Roxana
Ruiz de Galarreta, Alejandro
Rodríguez, Corina Iris
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Granjas Lecheras
Medio Ambiente
Agua Subterránea
Recursos Hídricos
Tratamiento de Aguas Residuales
Dairy Farms
Environment
Groundwater
Water Resources
Wastewater Treatment
Tambos
topic Granjas Lecheras
Medio Ambiente
Agua Subterránea
Recursos Hídricos
Tratamiento de Aguas Residuales
Dairy Farms
Environment
Groundwater
Water Resources
Wastewater Treatment
Tambos
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv 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
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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