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The number of dairy cows in Idaho has increased by approximately 80% in the last decade, with the majority of these facilities located in southern Idaho, causing air quality concerns in this region. To determine the potential air quality impacts of these facilities, we measured ammonia (NH(3)), methane (CH(4)), and nitrous oxide (N(2)O) concentrations over the pens, wastewater storage pond, and composting area on a 700-cow open-lot dairy using open-path Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (OP/FTIR). Concentrations were measured for one or two days at each location during January, March, June, and September. Median NH(3) concentrations over the pens, storage pond, and composting area ranged from 0.14 to 0.39 ppmv, 0.04 to 0.17 ppmv, and 0.06 to 0.22 ppmv respectively, with concentrations tending to be lower in January. Average CH(4) concentrations over the pens, storage pond, and composting area ranged from 2.07 to 2.80 ppmv, 1.87 to 2.15 ppmv, and 1.71 to 1.76 ppmv, respectively. Average N(2)O concentrations ranged from 0.31 to 0.33 ppmv for all areas, which was similar to global background N(2)O concentrations. Combined ammonia emissions for the pen and storage pond areas, calculated with a backward Lagrangian stochastic inverse-dispersion technique, were 0.04, 0.25, 0.19, and 0.15 kg NH(3) cow(-1) d(-1) for January, March, June, and September; respectively, and methane emissions were 0.34, 0.55, 0.21, and 0.20 kg CH(4) cow(-1) d(-1) for the same months. Assuming this limited monitoring was representative of the entire year, annual emissions from the pens and storage pond were 57 kg NH(3) cow(-1) and 120 kg CH(4) cow(-1). These emission rates were similar to the limited number of comparable studies that have been published. However, more extensive monitoring is needed to better quantify variations in emissions throughout the year and among locations.
- 出版日期2009-10
