Atmospheric pollutants and trace gases: Atmospheric ammonia, volatile fatty acids, and other odorants near beef feedlots

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1173-1182

  McGinn, S M ^a   Janzen, H H ^a   Coates, T ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; FARMS; FATTY ACIDS; MANURES; MOISTURE; POLLUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS;

AMMONIA;

AMMONIA; BUTYRIC ACID; NITROGEN; TRACE ELEMENT; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CROP PRODUCTION; DUST; GAS; LIVESTOCK; MANURE; MEASUREMENT; ODOR; PLUME; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION; AIR; ANIMAL; CANADA; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

AIR MOVEMENTS; ALBERTA; AMMONIA; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; MANURE; ODORS;

EID: 0242368008     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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