Preface

Life Cycle Assessment of Slurry Management Technologies

This is the background report from the project “Life Cycle Assessment of Slurry Management Technologies” commissioned by the Environmental Protection Agency of Denmark. The project has been carried out by Marianne Wesnæs and Henrik Wenzel from University of Southern Denmark in cooperation with Bjørn Molt Petersen, Department of Agroecology and Environment, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Aarhus University.

The project was carried out in the period of June 2008 - June 2009.

This study could not have been performed without the significant contributions from:

Frank Rosager, Xergi A/S
Anders Peter Jensen, Xergi A/S
Jørgen Mertz, Samson-Bimatech A/S
Gunnar Hald Mikkelsen, Samson-Agro A/S
Jesper Ravn Lorenzen, Grundfos New Business A/S
Thorbjørn Machholm, Grundfos Management A/S
Nils Thorup, Grundfos Management A/S
Michael Støckler, Agro Business Park
Jesper Kløverpris, Novozymes
Randi Lundshøj Dalgaard, LandboMidtØst
Søren O Petersen, Department of Agroecology and Environment, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Aarhus University.
Sven Sommer, University of Southern Denmark

Furthermore, we would like to acknowledge the contributions from:

Hanne Damgaard Poulsen, Forskningscenter Foulum
Thorkild Birkmose, Dansk Landbrugsrådgivning, Landscentret
Poul Pedersen, Danske Svineproducenter
Victoria Blanes-Vidal, University of Sourthern Denmark
John Hermansen, Institut for Jordbrugsproduktion og Miljø, Forskningscenter Foulum
Thu Lan Thi Nguyen, Institut for Jordbrugsproduktion og Miljø, Forskningscenter Foulum
Jens Petersen, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Aarhus University.
Lorie Hamelin, University of Southern Denmark