1. Emissions and Concentrations of Dust and Pathogens from Goat Houses
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Nico W.M. Ogink, Hendrik-Jan Roest, María Cambra-López, Julio Mosquera, André J.A. Aarnink, and Yang Zhao
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Pollutant ,biology ,Air pollution ,Nitrous oxide ,bacterial infections and mycoses ,Coxiella burnetii ,biology.organism_classification ,medicine.disease_cause ,complex mixtures ,respiratory tract diseases ,Milking ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Odor ,Air pollutants ,chemistry ,Greenhouse gas ,Environmental chemistry ,medicine ,bacteria ,Environmental science - Abstract
The objective of this study was to determine the emissions of dust and pathogens, especially Coxiella burnetii (C. burnetii), from goat houses in the Netherlands. The study was conducted in two houses for milking goats. Furthermore, emissions of ammonia, odor, and greenhouse gases (methane and nitrous oxide) and the contribution of the different dust sources to airborne dust were determined.
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- 2012
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