Use of passive samplers to measure atmospheric ammonia levels in a high-density industrial hog farm area of eastern North Carolina

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 28, 2007, Pages 6074-6086

  Wilson, Sacoby M ^a   Serre, Marc L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric ammonia; Community level; Exposure; Industrial swine operations; Passive sampling

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FARMS; SAMPLING;

ATMOSPHERIC AMMONIA; COMMUNITY LEVELS; EXPOSURE; INDUSTRIAL SWINE OPERATIONS; PASSIVE SAMPLING;

AMMONIA;

AMMONIA;

AIR SAMPLING; AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COASTAL PLAIN; HEALTH RISK; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; COMMUNITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HOME; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PIG FARMING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SWINE; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 34547699083     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.03.004     Document Type: Article

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