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� In order that agricultural land in particular becomes a viable market, farming
communities must be convinced that the use of BTPs is beneficial to them and
does not bring adverse health or environmental consequences.
� Farmers often set up AD plants on their own farms at a smaller-scale to
process slurries and to provide energy. In Austria, for example, more than 110
farm-based biogas plants were in operation in 2002. It should be noted that
biogas plants in Austria that use organic waste have a higher return on the
electricity that they produce than those which ferment only agricultural
feedstock. In addition, farm-based AD plants are also regulated by the Green
Electricity Act 2002 for 13 years, ensuring certainty for long-terms strategies
on plant investments. 701
� Farmers must also abide by application limits imposed on their land.
� Other markets that use BTPs e.g. horticulture and landscaping.
� Scientific community undertaking studies to test the ‘risk’ associated with use
of BTPs, particularly in agriculture e.g. the strategic Miljøforsknings programme
in Denmark. 702
36.4 Pre-implementation / Evaluation Studies Available
F. Amlinger, S. Peyr, J. Geszti, P. Dreher, K. Weinfurtner and S. Nortcliff (2007)
Beneficial Effects of Compost Application on Fertility and Productivity of Soils:
Literature Study. Report produced for the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry,
Environment and Water Management, Austria.
J. Barth, F. Amlinger, E. Favoino, S. Siebert, B. Kehres, R. Gottschall, M. Bieker, A.
Löbig and W. Bidlingmaier (2008). Compost Production and Use in the EU. Report for
the European Commission DG/JRC.
D. Hogg, J. Barth, E. Favoino, M. Centemero, V. Caimi, F. Amlinger, W. Devliegher, W.
Brinton and S. Antler (2002). Comparison of Compost Standards Within the EU, North
America and Australasia. Report for the Waste and Resources Action Programme.
D. Hogg, D. Lister, J. Barth, E. Favoino and F. Amlinger (2009) Frameworks for Use of
Compost in Agriculture in Europe, Final report for WRAP, January 2009
http://www.wrap.org.uk/downloads/Eunomia_compost_in_agriculture_final_report.7
03534d2.6993.pdf .
701 C. Walla and W. Schneeberger (2003) Survey Of Farm Biogas Plants With Combined Heat And
Power Production In Austria, International Nordic Bioenergy 2003 Conference.
702 Center for Bæredygtig Arealanvendelse og Forvaltning af Miljøfremmede Stoffer, Kulstof og
Kvælstof, Aalborg Universitet. (2002). Det Strategiske Miljøforskningsprogram 1997-2000,
Slutrapport. Http://Info.Au.Dk/Smp/Smp_Dk/Publikationer/Slutrapport/KH%20-%20Slutrapport.Pdf
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