Particulate matter characterization in equestrian riding arenas

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1529-1538

  Wheeler, Eileen F ^a   Diehl, Nancy K ^b   Zajaczkowski, Jennifer ^a   Brown, Denise ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dust; Equine; Footing; Health; Horse; Stable

Indexed keywords

DUST DETECTION; EQUESTRIAN RIDING ARENAS; FOOTING; HORSES;

BIODIVERSITY; DUST; HEALTH RISKS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PULMONARY DISEASES;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

DUST; FOOTING; HORSE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 33845678064     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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