Odour emissions from anaerobic piggery ponds. 1. Results of a three season, 14-month survey. uri icon

abstract

  • Odour emission rates were measured for seven different anaerobic ponds treating piggery wastes at six to nine discrete locations across the surface of each pond on each sampling occasion over a 14-month period. Emission rate values varied between ponds, between seasons for the same pond and even for the same pond on different days of a sampling week. Average seasonal emission rates ranged from 7.9 to 46.5OU/m(2)s, while average emission rates ranged from 16.0 to 29.0OU/m(2)s. Factors potentially responsible for the variability in emission rates were investigated, including air and pond liquor temperatures, time of day of sample collection, season and the impact of a prolonged drought.

published proceedings

  • Bioresour Technol

author list (cited authors)

  • Hudson, N., McGahan, E., Casey, K., Lowe, S., Galvin, G., Jeston, P., & Dunlop, M.

citation count

  • 13

complete list of authors

  • Hudson, N||McGahan, E||Casey, K||Lowe, S||Galvin, G||Jeston, P||Dunlop, M

publication date

  • January 2007