Assessment of ammonia emissions from swine facilities in the U.S.-Application of knowledge from experimental research

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 22, Issue , 2012, Pages 25-35

  Ni, Ji Qin ^a   Heber, Albert J ^a   Cortus, Erin L ^b   Lim, Teng Teeh ^c   Bogan, Bill W ^a   Grant, Richard H ^a   Boehm, Matthew T ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b South Dakota State Univ   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Air quality; Animal waste; Emission factor; Environment; Measurement

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTANT; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CALCULATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DATA PROCESSING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIELD STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METHODOLOGY; PIG FARMING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 84863824430     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2012.06.001     Document Type: Review

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