Level and distribution of odorous compounds in pig exhaust air from combined room and pit ventilation

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 218, Issue , 2016, Pages 209-219

  Van Huffel, Katrijn ^a,b   Hansen, Michael J ^a,c   Feilberg, Anders ^a   Liu, Dezhao ^a   Van Langenhove, Herman ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c Pig Research Centre   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chemical analysis; Odour; Pig; Pit ventilation; PTR MS

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); INDOOR AIR; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ODOR; PIG; VENTILATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA DOMESTICA;

EID: 84949459293     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2015.11.020     Document Type: Article

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