Acidifier application rate impacts on ammonia emissions from US roaster chicken houses

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 92, Issue , 2014, Pages 576-583

  Shah, Sanjay B ^a   Grimes, Jesse L ^a   Oviedo Rondón, Edgar O ^a   Westerman, Philip W ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid trap; Broiler; Bubblers; Emission rate; Impingers; Litter amendment; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AMMONIA; ANIMALS; CALCINATION; DAIRIES; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; VENTILATION;

BROILER; BUBBLERS; EMISSION RATES; IMPINGERS; LITTER AMENDMENTS;

HOUSES;

ACIDIFYING AGENT; AMMONIA; BISULFATE SODIUM; NITROGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIRD; EMISSION INVENTORY; HEALTH IMPACT; LIVESTOCK; PUBLIC HEALTH; VENTILATION;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTION; AMMONIA FORMATION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BROILER; CHICKEN; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIVESTOCK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCRUBBER; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 84902370310     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.01.044     Document Type: Article

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