Ammonia emission factors from broiler litter in barns, in storage, and after land application

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1395-1404

  Moore, Philip A ^a   Miles, Dana ^b   Burns, Robert ^c   Pote, Dan ^b   Berg, Kess ^d   Choi, In Hag ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Cyngenta Seed   (United States)

^e Joongbu University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA EMISSIONS; BROILER LITTER; DATA LOGGER; EMISSION FACTORS; GASEOUS FLUX; LAND APPLICATIONS; MASS BALANCE; POULTRY HOUSE; POULTRY LITTER; STORAGE PERIODS;

AGRICULTURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DAIRIES; FARM BUILDINGS; HOUSES;

AMMONIA;

AMMONIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTION; AMMONIA EMISSION; ANEMOMETER; ARTICLE; BROILER; CHICK; HERD; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MARKETING; MORTALITY; NITROGEN BALANCE; NITROUS OXIDE EMISSION; NONHUMAN; PASTURE; PLANT LITTER; POULTRY FARMING; ANIMAL; MANURE; POULTRY;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; MANURE; POULTRY;

EID: 79952962193     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2009.0383     Document Type: Article

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