Overview and assessment of techniques to measure ammonia emissions from animal houses: The case of the Netherlands

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 135, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 381-388

  Mosquera, J ^a   Monteny, G J ^a   Erisman, J W ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alternative methods; Ammonia emissions; Animal houses; Measurement protocols; Measurement techniques

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AMMONIA; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; VENTILATION;

AMMONIA EMISSIONS; ANIMAL HOUSES; TUNABLE DIODE LASERS (TDL); VENTILATED SHAFTS;

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

AMMONIA;

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; AMMONIA; ASSESSMENT METHOD; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; LIVESTOCK;

AGRICULTURE; AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; BUILDING; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; NETHERLANDS;

AGRICULTURE; AMMONIA; EMISSION; LASERS; VENTILATION;

BENELUX; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 14744276164     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2004.11.011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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