Temporal Variation of Indoor Air Quality in an Enclosed Swine Confinement Building

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• Personal Author:
  Achutan, Chandran ; Karsten AW ; O'Shaughnessy PT
• Description:
  Human health hazards can exist in swine confinement buildings due to poor indoor air quality (IAQ). During this study, airborne dust and ammonia concentrations were monitored within a working farrowing facility as indicators of IAQ. The purposes of this study were to assess the temporal variability of the airborne dust and ammonia levels over both a daily and seasonal basis, and to determine the accuracy of real-time sensors relative to actively sampled data. An ammonia sensor, aerosol photometer, indoor relative humidity sensor, and datalogger containing an indoor temperature sensor were mounted on a board 180 cm above the floor in the center of a room in the facility. Sensor readings were taken once every 4 minutes during animal occupancy (3-week intervals). Measurements of total and respirable dust concentrations by standard method, aerosol size distribution, and ammonia concentrations were taken once per week, in addition to temperature and relative humidity measurements using a thermometer and sling psychrometer, respectively. Samples were taken between September 1999 and August 2000. Diurnal variations in airborne dust revealed an inverse relationship with changes in indoor temperature and, by association, changes in airflow rate. Ammonia levels changed despite relatively stable internal temperatures. This change may be related to both changes in flow rates and in volatility rates. As expected, contaminant concentrations increased during the cold weather months, but these differences were not significantly different from other seasons. However, total dust concentrations were very low (geometric mean = 0.8 mg/m3) throughout the year. Likewise, ammonia concentrations averaged only 3.6 ppm in the well-maintained study site. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Air Movements Air Pollution Air Pollution, Indoor Animal Husbandry Animals Dust Environmental Monitoring Occupational Health Safety Ventilation

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• Keywords:
  Agricultural Industry Air Flow Air Quality Air Quality Control Air Quality Measurement Air Sampling Ammonium Compounds Animal Husbandry Author Keywords: Animal Housing Control Technology Indoor Air Pollution Indoor Environmental Quality Real-time Sensors Respirable Dust Temperature Regulation Ventilation Systems

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• ISSN:
  1074-7583
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  349-364
• Volume:
  8
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20023521
• Citation:
  J Agric Saf Health 2002 Nov; 8(4):349-364
• Contact Point Address:
  Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, The University of Iowa, 100 Oakdale Campus, IREH Building, Iowa City, Iowa 52240-5000
• CAS Registry Number:
  Ammonia (CAS RN 7664-41-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2003
• NORA Priority Area:
  Research Tools and Approaches: Control Technology and Personal Protective Equipment
• Performing Organization:
  Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Institute for Rural and Environmental Health, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19990401
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health
• End Date:
  20020331
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:91ed8575e499227f61a5b68de091a6182ec9f6fc55b831c03c2102da25d182b8fff5d7911e13018b57281e88368d658f50271d65195c747aa1c4fbf668f9b0e6
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/195896/cdc_195896_DS1.pdf
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