Characteristics of ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide, and particulate matter concentrations in high-rise and manure-belt layer hen houses

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 57, Issue , 2012, Pages 165-174

  Ni, Ji Qin ^a   Chai, Lilong ^a,b   Chen, Lide ^a,c   Bogan, Bill W ^a   Wang, Kaiying ^a,d   Cortus, Erin L ^a,e   Heber, Albert J ^a   Lim, Teng Teeh ^a,f   Diehl, Claude A ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT AND ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^d ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e South Dakota State University   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Air quality; Indoor air pollution; Measurement; Poultry house; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; COMPREHENSIVE STUDIES; CONTINUOUS MONITORING; EXHAUST FANS; FLUORESCENCE ANALYZER; HIGH CONCENTRATION; INDIANA , USA; INDOOR AIR POLLUTANTS; OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY; OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT CONCENTRATION; POULTRY HOUSE; RESEARCH RESULTS; STANDARD DEVIATION; TAPERED ELEMENT OSCILLATING MICROBALANCES; VENTILATION FANS;

AIR QUALITY; AMMONIA; ANIMALS; FARMS; HOUSES; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MANURES; MEASUREMENTS; SULFUR DETERMINATION; VENTILATION; VENTILATION EXHAUSTS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AMMONIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; AMMONIA; ANIMAL WELFARE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEALTH RISK; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; INDOOR AIR; LIVESTOCK FARMING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLLUTION MONITORING; POULTRY; VENTILATION;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR CONDITIONING; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR SAMPLING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FARM ANIMAL; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; HEN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MANURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POULTRY FARMING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; WINTER;

INDIANA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 84861696323     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.04.023     Document Type: Article

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