Model to predict human and pig exposure to gaseous contaminants emitted from stored manure

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 731-740

  Liao, Chung Min ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Exposure; Gaseous contaminants; Inhalation dose factor; Mass transfer; Stored swine manure

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; IMPURITIES; MANURES; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VENTILATION;

INHALATION DOSE FACTOR; VENTILATION AIR EXPOSURE;

AIR POLLUTION;

EID: 0030257522     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0307-904X(96)00070-4     Document Type: Article

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