Treatment of airborne pollutants in livestock buildings with ozone as potential abatement option
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Article Title | Treatment of airborne pollutants in livestock buildings with ozone as potential abatement option |
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ERA Journal ID | 3449 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Banhazi, T. |
Journal Title | Australian Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Engineering |
Journal Citation | 8 (2), pp. 147-156 |
Number of Pages | 10 |
Year | 2011 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Place of Publication | Sydney, Australia |
ISSN | 0812-3314 |
1441-6611 | |
1448-8388 | |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/library |
Abstract | Previous research has demonstrated the negative effects of sub-optimal air quality on profitability, production efficiency, occupational health and safety, environmental sustainability and animal welfare. Ozone application has been used in North America to reduce internal air pollutant concentrations in livestock buildings and as a result potentially reduce airborne pollution emission. The main objective of this research was to evaluate the potential of using low concentration ozone (0.03 ppm) in Australian piggery buildings to reduce airborne pollution levels within piggery buildings and thus reduce pollution emission potentially. The data collected during the experiments demonstrated that ozone could be used effectively to reduce airborne bacteria (on average by 30% within this study) and reduce the concentration of inhalable particles (by 21% on average within this study). However, it appeared that ozone treatment did increase the concentration of respirable particles in the airspace of piggery buildings (within this study by approximately 26% on average). |
Keywords | air pollution; livestock housing; air quality; industrial hygiene; animal welfare; Australia |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 300205. Agricultural production systems simulation |
300304. Animal protection (incl. pests and pathogens) | |
401199. Environmental engineering not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q12yz/treatment-of-airborne-pollutants-in-livestock-buildings-with-ozone-as-potential-abatement-option
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