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Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A
Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering
Volume 53, 2018 - Issue 6
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A simple mathematical method to estimate ammonia emission from in-house windrowing of poultry litter

Kyoung S. RoUS Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Coastal Plains Soil, Water & Plants Research Center, Florence, South Carolina, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Ariel A. SzogiUS Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Coastal Plains Soil, Water & Plants Research Center, Florence, South Carolina, USA
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Philip A. Moore Jr.US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Poultry Production and Production Safety Research, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA
Pages 594-600 | Received 29 Sep 2017, Accepted 02 Jan 2018, Published online: 30 Jan 2018

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