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Ammonia emissions from confined feeding operations (CFOs) : control and mitigation

Description

This fact sheet is intended to provide producers and farm managers with information on how to reduce ammonia emissions from livestock housing and manure storage facilities. By reducing ammonia emissions, producers will maintain the quality of the environment, prevent losses of significant portions of nutrients and improve the health and safety of animals and workers. Although there is no direct relationship between ammonia emissions and odour, practices to reduce ammonia emissions can have a corresponding mitigating effect on odour generation.

Updated

March 1, 2008

Tags
ammonia livestock manure

Title and publication information

Type
Fact Sheet
Series Title

Agri-facts

Extent

5 pages

Frequency

Once

Publisher / Creator Information

Publisher

Agriculture and Rural Development (2008-2015)

Contributor

Atia, Atta

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Subject Information

Topic
Agriculture
Subject (LCSH)

Manure gases.

Subject (LCSH)

Manure handling.

Resource Dates

Date Created

2008-03-01

Date Added

2015-12-15T21:28:14.801376

Date Modified

2008-03-01

Date Issued

2008-03-01

Audience information

Identifiers

AGDEX number

729-4

NEOS catalogue key

4162803

Usage / Licence

Contact

Contact Name

Agriculture and Forestry

Contact Email

duke@gov.ab.ca