Air Quality Assessment in Pig Farming: The Italian Classyfarm

E Buoio, C Cialini, A Costa - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Reducing the sources of stress on farms allows for enhanced animal
welfare and productivity. Aerial contaminants and pollutants that can be found in indoor …

Research and demonstration to improve air quality for the US animal feeding operations in the 21st century–A critical review

JQ Ni - Environmental pollution, 2015 - Elsevier
There was an increasing interest in reducing production and emission of air pollutants to
improve air quality for animal feeding operations (AFOs) in the US in the 21st century …

NDIR gas sensor for spatial monitoring of carbon dioxide concentrations in naturally ventilated livestock buildings

LB Mendes, NWM Ogink, N Edouard, HJC Van Dooren… - Sensors, 2015 - mdpi.com
The tracer gas ratio method, using CO2 as natural tracer, has been suggested as a
pragmatic option to measure emissions from naturally ventilated (NV) barns without the …

Effects of UV-A Light Treatment on Ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, greenhouse gases, and ozone in simulated poultry barn conditions

M Lee, J Wi, JA Koziel, H Ahn, P Li, B Chen… - Atmosphere, 2020 - mdpi.com
Gaseous emissions, a side effect of livestock and poultry production, need to be mitigated to
improve sustainability. Emissions of ammonia (NH3), hydrogen sulfide (H2S), greenhouse …

Evaluation of semi-continuous pit manure recharge system performance on mitigation of ammonia and hydrogen sulfide emissions from a swine finishing barn

J Wi, S Lee, E Kim, M Lee, JA Koziel, H Ahn - Atmosphere, 2019 - mdpi.com
In this research, for the first time, we present the evaluation of a semi-continuous pit manure
recharge system on the mitigation of ammonia (NH3) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) emissions …

Biochar-amended poultry mortality composting to increase compost temperatures, reduce ammonia emissions, and decrease leachate's chemical oxygen demand

Y Wang, N Akdeniz, S Yi - Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Proper disposal of animal mortalities is essential in preventing disease transmission and
protecting air and water quality. Composting is often used to manage both routine and …

Farm-scale testing of soybean peroxidase and calcium peroxide for surficial swine manure treatment and mitigation of odorous VOCs, ammonia and hydrogen sulfide …

DL Maurer, JA Koziel, K Bruning, DB Parker - Atmospheric Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
The swine industry, regulatory agencies, and the public are interested in farm-tested
methods for controlling gaseous emissions from swine barns. In earlier lab-and pilot-scale …

The national air emissions monitoring study: overview of barn sources

AJ Heber, BW Bogan, JQ Ni, TT Lim… - … Environment VIII, 31 …, 2009 - elibrary.asabe.org
The National Air Emissions Monitoring Study (NAEMS) is required by a US EPA air consent
agreement, in which livestock producers agreed to collect air emission data in exchange for …

Sampling and measurement of ammonia at animal facilities

JQ Ni, AJ Heber - Advances in Agronomy, 2008 - Elsevier
Scientific understanding and technical control of ammonia (NH 3) at animal facilities,
including animal buildings, feedlots, manure storages, and manure treatment plants, depend …

Methane and carbon dioxide emission from two pig finishing barns

JQ Ni, AJ Heber, TT Lim, PC Tao… - … of environmental quality, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Agricultural activities are an important source of greenhouse gases. However,
comprehensive, long‐term, and high‐quality measurement data of these gases are lacking …