title: [Some public health effects of agricultural methane gas plants on the environment].
abstract: Several big agricultural fermentation plants for producing of "biogas" are in operation in the GDR. Problems of distances to other objects, utilisation of methane and storage of liquid manure (slurry) are discussed. Some results of experiments about the immissions in the environment are demonstrated. They have point out, that the emissions of microorganisms and viruses cannot be demonstrated in a distance of more than about 200 meters. It is the most important hygienic acknowledge, that the distance of organoleptic observation is always greater than the epidemiologic or sanitary one. Therefore the production of energy by anaerobic fermentation of liquid manure and sewage sludge seems to be an useful way from hygienic point of view.
authors.affiliation: Bezirkshygieneinspektion und institut, Max von Pettenkofer, Erfurt.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Poch
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ullmann
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schulze
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D005859:Germany, East; D006801:Humans; D008697:Methane / Q000032:analysis*; D012722:Sewage / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D012722:Sewage; D008697:Methane
vernacular_title: Uber einige hygienische Einflüsse landwirtschaftlicher Biogasanlagen auf die Umwelt.