Distribution of particle and gas concentrations in Swine gestation confined animal feeding operations.
Distribution of particle and gas concentrations in Swine gestation confined animal feeding operations.
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猪妊娠限制动物饲养操作中颗粒和气体浓度的分布。
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10.1093/annhyg/mes050
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2012
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O'Shaughnessy,PatrickT
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Peters,ThomasM;Anthony,TRenée;Taylor,Craig;Altmaier,Ralph;Anderson,Kimberley;O'Shaughnessy,PatrickT
ObjectivesDust mass concentrations, temperatures, and carbon dioxide concentrations were mapped in a modern, 1048-pen swine gestation barn in winter, spring, and summer.MethodsIn each season, two technicians measured respirable mass concentrations with an aerosol photometer and temperatures and carbon dioxide concentrations with an indoor air quality monitor at 60 positions in the barn. Stationary photometers were also deployed to measure mass concentrations during mapping at five fixed locations.ResultsIn winter when building ventilation rates were low (center–barn mean air velocity = 0.34 m s−1, 68 fpm) to conserve heat within the barn, mass and carbon dioxide concentrations were highest (mass geometric mean, GM = 0.50mg m−3; CO2GM = 2060 ppm) and fairly uniform over space (mass geometric standard deviation, GSD = 1.48; CO2GSD = 1.24). Concentrations were lowest in summer (mass GM = 0.13mg m−3; CO2GM = 610 ppm) when ventilation rates were high (center–barn mean air velocity = 0.99 m s−1, 196 fpm) to provide cooling. Spatial gradients were greatest in spring (mass GSD = 2.11; CO2GSD = 1.50) with low concentrations observed near the building intake, increasing to higher concentrations at the building exhaust.ConclusionsMass concentrations obtained in mapping were generally consistent with those obtained from stationary monitors. A moderately strong linear relationship (R2= 0.60) was observed between the log of photometer-measured mass concentration and the log of carbon dioxide concentration, suggesting that carbon dioxide may be an inexpensive alternative to assessing air quality in a swine barn. These results indicate that ventilation can effectively reduce contaminant levels in addition to controlling temperature.