Perceived annoyance from environmental odors and association with atmospheric ammonia levels in non-urban residential communities: A cross-sectional study

Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Blanes Vidal, Victoria ^a   Nadimi, Esmaeil S ^a   Ellermann, Thomas ^b   Andersen, Helle V ^c   Løfstrøm, Per ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Exposure; Livestock; Model; Odor; Slurry; Waste

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA;

AIR QUALITY; AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ERROR ANALYSIS; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MONITORING; ODOR; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RESIDENT POPULATION; SEASONALITY; SLURRY;

ADULT; AGED; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; ANNOYANCE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ODOR; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AMMONIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LINEAR MODELS; ODORS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONS;

DENMARK;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84866694259     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476069X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-069X-11-27     Document Type: Article

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