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Draining of Slurry Pits - a Simple Way to Reduce Emissions from Pig Housing Units
Published by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, St. Joseph, Michigan www.asabe.org
Citation: International Symposium on Air Quality and Manure Management for Agriculture Conference Proceedings, 13-16 September 2010, Dallas, Texas 711P0510cd.(doi:10.13031/2013.32689)Authors: Kristoffer E.N Jonassen, Merete Lyngbye
Keywords: Ammonia, Odor, Emission, Pig Slurry, Slurry pits,
Odor nuisance can be a significant problem for neighbors to large pig housing facilities and can have financial consequences for both the neighbors and the pig producers. Draining the slurry pit more often than normal may provide a simple and cost effective method to achieve significant reductions in odor emissions from pig housing units.
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