A review of gaseous ammonia emissions from slurry pits in pig production systems

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 295-312

  Griffing, E M ^a   Overcash, M ^a   Westerman, P ^b  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMISSION FACTORS; PIG PRODUCTION SYSTEMS; PIT/SLURRY SYSTEMS;

AMMONIA; ERROR ANALYSIS; SLURRIES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS;

SUIDAE;

EID: 34447266410     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2007.02.012     Document Type: Review

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