Design and evaluation of a regenerating scrubber for reducing animal house emissions

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 243-250

  Shah, Sanjay B ^a   Westerman, Philip W ^a   Munilla, Roberto D ^a   Adcock, Michael E ^a   Baughman, Gerald R ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Air quality; Alum; Ammonia; Bubbler; Impinger; Removal efficiency; Screen

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANTS; BUBBLERS; IMPINGERS; REGENERATING SCRUBBERS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCY;

AIR QUALITY; AMMONIA; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HEALTH HAZARDS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; POLYPROPYLENES; REMOVAL;

SCRUBBERS;

AIR QUALITY; AMMONIUM; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DESIGN; EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 41749093619     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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