Odour episodes in the vicinity of livestock buildings: A qualitative comparison of odour complaint statistics with model calculations

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 114, Issue 2-4, 2006, Pages 185-194

  Schauberger, G ^a   Piringer, M ^b   Petz, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b ZAMG Zentralanstalt fuer Meteorologie und Geodynamik   (Austria)

Author keywords

Annoyance; Complaint; Dispersion model; Livestock; Nuisances; Odour; Pig; Separation distance

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION; LIVESTOCK FARMING; ODOR; POLLUTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33645236002     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2005.10.007     Document Type: Article

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