News tagged with ammonia emissions
New tech removes air pollutants, may reduce energy use in animal ag facilities
Researchers from North Carolina State University and West Virginia University have developed a new technology that can reduce air pollutant emissions from some chicken and swine barns, and also reduce their energy use by ...
Jan 04, 2012 |
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Feeding cows natural plant extracts can reduce dairy farm odors and feed costs
With citizens' groups seeking government regulation of foul-smelling ammonia emissions from large dairy farms, scientists today reported that adding natural plant extracts to cow feed can reduce levels of the gas by one-third ...
Sep 01, 2011 |
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How dairy farms contribute to greenhouse gas emissions
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have produced the first detailed data on how large-scale dairy facilities contribute to the emission of greenhouse gases. This research was conducted by Agricultural Research ...
Jul 19, 2011 |
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European research effort improves understanding of impacts of aerosols on climate
Atmospheric aerosol particles (otherwise known as Particulate Matter) have been masking the true rate of greenhouse gas induced global warming during the industrial period. New investigations show that the aerosol cooling ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 29, 2011 |
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Beyond the barn: Keeping dairy cows outside is good for the outdoors
Computer simulation studies by scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) suggests that a dairy cow living year-round in the great outdoors may leave a markedly smaller ecological hoofprint than its more sheltered ...
May 24, 2011 |
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New strategy aims to reduce agricultural ammonia
As concerns about air pollution from large dairies and other concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) continue to mount, scientists are reporting a practice that could cut emissions of an exceptionally abundant agricultural ...
May 11, 2011 |
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Digging deep for ways to curb ammonia emissions
Dairy farmers can greatly reduce ammonia emissions from their production facilities by injecting liquid manure into crop fields below the soil surface, according to research by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Sep 28, 2010 |
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Fermenting fodder into fuel
(PhysOrg.com) -- As climate change challenges continue to crop up around fossil fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions such as carbon dioxide, identifying renewable fuel materials and developing processes that ...
Jan 28, 2010 |
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