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Characterization and dispersion modelling of odours from a piggery facility

Lazaridis Michalis, Manolis Latos , Christos Mpasiakos, Petros Karageorgos, Elefterios Chalarakis, Charis Daskalakis

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URIhttp://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/75418C73-24AF-4B50-A1FE-CAD7EC209719-
Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2010.0083-
Languageen-
Extent9 pagesen
TitleCharacterization and dispersion modelling of odours from a piggery facilityen
CreatorLazaridis Michalisen
CreatorΛαζαριδης Μιχαληςel
CreatorManolis Latos en
Creator Christos Mpasiakosen
Creator Petros Karageorgosen
Creator Elefterios Chalarakisen
Creator Charis Daskalakisen
Content SummaryPiggeries are known for their nuisance odors, creating problems for workers and nearby residents. Chemical substances that contribute to these odors include sulfurous organic compounds, hydrogen sulfide, phenols and indoles, ammonia, volatile amines, and volatile fatty acids. In this work, daily mean concentrations of ammonia (NH3) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) were measured by hand-held devices. Measurements were taken in several places within the facility (farrowing to finishing rooms). Hydrogen sulfide concentration was found to be 40 to 50 times higher than the human odor threshold value in the nursery and fattening room, resulting in strong nuisance odors. Ammonia concentrations ranged from 2 to 18 mL m(-3) and also contributed to the total odor nuisance. Emission data from various chambers of the pig farm were used with the dispersion model AERMOD to determine the odor nuisance caused due to the presence of H2S and NH3 to receptors at various distances from the facility. Because just a few seconds of exposure can cause an odor nuisance, a "peak-to-mean" ratio was used to predict the maximum odor concentrations. Several scenarios were examined using the modified AERMOD program, taking into account the complex terrain around the pig en
Type of ItemPeer-Reviewed Journal Publicationen
Type of ItemΔημοσίευση σε Περιοδικό με Κριτέςel
Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
Date of Item2015-11-12-
Date of Publication2010-
SubjectAir--Pollution--Controlen
SubjectAir contaminantsen
SubjectAir pollutantsen
SubjectAir pollutionen
SubjectAir pollution controlen
SubjectAir toxicsen
SubjectAirborne pollutantsen
SubjectAtmosphere--Pollutionen
SubjectContaminants, Airen
SubjectControl of air pollutionen
SubjectPollutants, Airen
SubjectToxics, Airen
Subjectair pollutionen
Subjectair pollution controlen
Subjectair contaminantsen
Subjectair pollutantsen
Subjectair toxicsen
Subjectairborne pollutantsen
Subjectatmosphere pollutionen
Subjectcontaminants airen
Subjectcontrol of air pollutionen
Subjectpollutants airen
Subjecttoxics airen
Bibliographic CitationP. Karageorgos, M. Latos, C. Mpasiakos, E. Chalarakis, E. Dimitrakakis, C. Daskalakis, E. Psillakis, M. Lazaridis , N. Kalogerakis ," characterization and dispersion modelling of odours from a piggery facility," J. of Envir. Quality ,vol. 39,no.6, pp. 2170-2178,2010.doi:10.2134/jeq2010.0083en

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