Comparison between two systems for ammonia emission monitoring in broiler houses

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2007-09-01
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Gates, Richard
Wilkerson, E.
Tinôco, Ilda
Li, Hong
Burns, Robert
Xin, Hongwei
Earnest, John
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Xin, Hongwei
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This work aimed to compare two systems used for ammonia emission monitoring in broiler houses. The low cost PMU (Portable Monitoring Unit), and MAEMU (Mobile Air Emission Monitoring Unit) are systems used for ammonia concentration monitoring and, with broiler house ventilation rate, ammonia emission rate (ER) can be calculated. The accuracy of ammonia emission rate calculated with data from the PMU using a simplified calculation algorithm was quantified using the MAEMU as a standard.

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This proceeding is from CD-Rom of the International Symposium on Air Quality and Waste Management for Agriculture Conference Proceedings, 16-19 September 2007, (Broomfield, Colorado, USA) Editor, L. Moody, St. Joseph Michigan: ASABE, 16, September 2007. ASAE Pub #701P0907cd.

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