Reduction of ammonia emissions from treated anaerobic swine lagoons

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 217-225

  Szogi A A ^a   Vanotti, M B ^a   Stansbery, A E ^a  

^a USDA ARS   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia emissions; Ammonia flux; Ammonia volatilization; Anaerobic swine lagoons; Free ammonia; Manure; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA EMISSIONS; AMMONIA FLUX; AMMONIA VOLATILIZATION; ANAEROBIC SWINE LAGOONS; FREE AMMONIA; MANURE;

AMMONIA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NITROGEN; ODORS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; PATHOLOGY; PHOSPHORUS;

SEWAGE LAGOONS;

AMMONIA; EMISSION; MANURE;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33645456798     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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