Reduction of ammonia emission by shallow slurry injection: Injection efficiency and additional energy demand

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1099-1104

  Hansen, Martin N ^a   Sommer, Sven G ^a   Madsen, Niels P ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS EMISSIONS; MANURES; SLURRIES;

LIVESTOCK MANURES;

AMMONIA;

AMMONIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CATTLE; CLIMATE; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GRASSLAND; INJECTION; LIVESTOCK; MANURE; SOIL; TECHNIQUE;

AMMONIA; MANURE; SLURRY;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0037951746     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2003.1099     Document Type: Article

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