Definition of yearly emission factor of dust and greenhouse gases through continuous measurements in swine husbandry

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1548-1556

  Costa, Annamaria ^a   Guarino, Marcella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Concentration; Dust; Emission; Greenhouse gases; Mechanical Ventilation; Swine houses

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE ESTIMATIONS; AERODYNAMIC DIAMETERS; CONCENTRATION; CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENTS; CORRECTION FACTORS; EMISSION; EMISSION CALCULATIONS; EMISSION FACTORS; EXHAUST DUCTS; FEEDING TIME; GHG EMISSIONS; GRAVIMETRIC TECHNIQUES; MEAN VALUES; MECHANICAL VENTILATION; MULTIPOINT; PIG HOUSE; SAMPLING DATUM; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTERS; SWINE HOUSES; VENTILATION CONTROLS; WEIGHT GAINS;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTION; ANIMALS; CONTROL SYSTEMS; DUST; GAS DYNAMICS; GASES; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; GREENHOUSES; HOUSES; MONITORING; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; PERMANENT MAGNETS; SAMPLING; VENTILATION;

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DUST; EMISSION; ESTIMATION METHOD; GREENHOUSE GAS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PIG; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; VENTILATION;

EID: 59349104223     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.11.009     Document Type: Article

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