Development of an emission factor for ammonia emissions from US swine farms based on field tests and application of a mass balance method

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 36, Issue 36-37, 2002, Pages 5619-5625

  Doorn, M R J ^a   Natschke, D F ^a   Thorneloe, S A ^b   Southerland, J ^c  

^a ARCADIS   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; CAFOs; Emissions; Farms; Swine

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; VAPORIZATION;

EMISSION FACTORS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

AMMONIA;

AMMONIA; EMISSION INVENTORY; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MASS BALANCE;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; EUROPE; FIELD EMISSION; HOUSEHOLD; LAGOON; NONHUMAN; PIG FARMING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0036888672     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(02)00689-1     Document Type: Article

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