Continuous odour measurement from fattening pig units

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 77, Issue , 2013, Pages 935-942

  Romain, Anne Claude ^a   Nicolas, Jacques ^a   Cobut, Pierre ^b   Delva, Julien ^b   Nicks, Baudouin ^a   Philippe, François Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b Odometric Sa   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dynamic olfactometry; Electronic nose; Experimental pig house; Odour emission factor; Pig activity

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY TOOLS; CONTROLLED CONDITIONS; DEVELOPMENT STAGES; DYNAMIC OLFACTOMETRY; ELECTRONIC NOSE; ODOUR EMISSION RATES; ODOUR EMISSIONS; PIG HOUSE;

REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

MAMMALS;

AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DISPERSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; ODOR; OLFACTION; PIG;

ANNOYANCE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DISPERSION; ELECTRONIC NOSE; LUNG VENTILATION; MASS; NONHUMAN; ODOR; OLFACTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

SUIDAE;

EID: 84880016601     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.06.030     Document Type: Article

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