Characterization of gaseous pollutant and particulate matter emission rates from a commercial broiler operation part I: Observed trends in emissions

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 31, 2010, Pages 3770-3777

  Roumeliotis, Taylor S ^a   Dixon, Brad J ^a   Van Heyst, Bill J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acid gases; Ammonia; Broiler chickens; Diurnal pattern; Emission rates; Inorganic aerosols; Methane; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

ACID GAS; BROILER CHICKENS; DIURNAL PATTERN; EMISSION RATES; INORGANIC AEROSOL; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; FOG; GAS EMISSIONS; METHANE; NITRIC ACID; POLLUTION; SULFURIC ACID;

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

AMMONIA; METHANE; NITRIC ACID; NITROUS ACID;

AEROSOL; AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC GAS; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; FRACTIONATION; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; INORGANIC ACID; METHANE; PARTICULATE MATTER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; BROILER; FIELD EMISSION; GAS ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 77955842481     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.06.052     Document Type: Article

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