Occupational exposure to carbon dioxide, ammonia and hydrogen sulphide on livestock farms in north-west Spain

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-24

  Barrasa, Martin ^a   Lamosa, Santiago ^a   Fernandez, Maria Dolores ^a   Fernandez, Elena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Harmful gases; Livestock farms; Occupational hygiene

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

AIR ANALYSIS; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; GAS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; LIVESTOCK; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; POULTRY FARMING; SPAIN; STOCKING DENSITY; WORKING TIME;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AMMONIA; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATTLE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POULTRY; SEASONS; SPAIN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SWINE; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84859333501     PISSN: 12321966     EISSN: 18982263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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