Characterizing non-methane volatile organic compounds emissions from a swine concentrated animal feeding operation

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 47, Issue , 2012, Pages 348-357

  Rumsey, Ian C ^a   Aneja, Viney P ^a   Lonneman, William A ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

CAFO emissions; Non methane volatile organic compounds; Swine

Indexed keywords

2-ETHYL-1-HEXANOL; 4-METHYLPHENOL; AIR SAMPLES; ANAEROBIC LAGOONS; AVERAGE FLUX; CONCENTRATED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS; EMISSION RATES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-FLAME IONIZATION DETECTIONS; METHYL ETHYL KETONES; NON-METHANE VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; NORTH CAROLINA; ODOR THRESHOLDS; PHYSIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; SAMPLING PERIOD; SEASONAL FLUXES; SWINE;

ACETONE; AIR QUALITY; ANIMALS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ETHANOL; FARM BUILDINGS; FUSED SILICA; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; IONIZATION OF GASES; LAKES; METHANE; METHANOL; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; PHENOLS; SEWAGE LAGOONS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ACETALDEHYDE;

2 BUTANONE; 2 ETHYLHEXANOL; ACETONE; ALCOHOL; ALDEHYDE; METHANE; METHANOL; NON METHANE VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR QUALITY; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGENIC EMISSION; ETHANOL; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIVESTOCK FARMING; METEOROLOGY; METHANE; METHANOL; ODOR; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PIG; SILICA; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AMBIENT AIR; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LAGOON; NONHUMAN; ODOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SWINE;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 84155171266     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.10.055     Document Type: Article

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