A two-stage wood chip-based biofilter system to mitigate odors from a deep-pit swine building

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 893-901

  Chen, L ^a   Hoff, S J ^b  

^a University of Idaho Twin Falls Research and Extension Center ^*  (United States)

^b Iowa State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Air quality; Animal facility; Biofilter; Wood chips

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW-RATE; AMMONIA CONCENTRATIONS; BIOFILTER TREATMENT; EMPTY BED RESIDENCE TIME; FLOW PRESSURE; HARDWOOD CHIPS; KEY FACTORS; LEACHATES; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; MEDIA UNITS; ODOR CONCENTRATIONS; ODOR EMISSION; PH LEVELS; REDUCING MEDIA; REDUCTION EFFICIENCY; TESTING LABORATORIES; TWO-STAGE BIOFILTERS; WATER CONSUMPTION; WOOD CHIP;

AIR QUALITY; BIOFILTERS; HARDWOODS; LABORATORIES; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; ODOR CONTROL; PRESSURE DROP; STAGES; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

WOOD PRODUCTS;

AIR QUALITY; CHIPS; HARDWOODS; LABORATORIES; ODOR CONTROL; PRESSURE GRADIENT; WATER SUPPLY; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 84874290279     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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