Scrubber capabilities to remove airborne microorganisms and other aerial pollutants from the exhaust air of animal houses

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1921-1930

  Aarnink, A J A ^a   Landman, W J M ^b,c   Melse, R W ^a   Zhao, Y ^a   Ploegaert, J P M ^d   Huynh, T T T ^d  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b GD ANIMAL HEALTH   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Air cleaning; Disinfectants; Environmental emissions; Infectious diseases; Livestock production; Peracetic acid

Indexed keywords

AIR CLEANING; ENVIRONMENTAL EMISSIONS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION; PERACETIC ACIDS;

ACETIC ACID; AGRICULTURE; AIR CLEANERS; ANIMALS; BACILLI; COMPUTER VIRUSES; DISEASES; DISINFECTANTS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MICROBIOLOGY; OXIDATION; OZONE; SCRUBBERS; SULFURIC ACID; VIRUSES;

AIR POLLUTION;

ACETIC ACID; AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BACTERIUM; DISEASE SPREAD; DISINFECTION; EXHAUST EMISSION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LABORATORY METHOD; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SAMPLER; SULFURIC ACID; VIRUS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS;

EID: 81755189085     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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