Evaluation of a dry filter for dust removal under laboratory conditions in comparison to practical use at a laying hen barn

Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2018 Oct;25(29):29511-29517. doi: 10.1007/s11356-018-2981-3. Epub 2018 Aug 22.

Abstract

The high amount of particulate matter from poultry houses in the exhaust air, especially at different types of laying hen barns, is the main challenge farmers are faced with concerning emissions. As a possibility for the mitigation of particulate matter in the outgoing air, a dry filter based on the principle of centrifugal force was investigated under laboratory and field conditions. Aerosol spectrometers were used for continuous measurements in raw and clean gas. Field experiments took place under summer and winter conditions, so that filter efficiency under different climate conditions could be compared and measurement values at the barn were continuously collected over 24-h periods. Data collected under laboratory conditions showed a high efficiency of the dry filter, whereas results of the field experiments differed in each size fraction of the particulate matter. These differences may be explained by the fact that under laboratory conditions, better circumstances for correct measuring were created, e.g., laminar flow of the air.

Keywords: Dust; Mitigation strategies; Particulate matter; Poultry housing.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Air Pollution / prevention & control*
  • Animals
  • Chickens
  • Dust* / analysis
  • Dust* / prevention & control
  • Equipment Design
  • Female
  • Filtration / instrumentation*
  • Germany
  • Housing, Animal*
  • Laboratories
  • Particulate Matter / analysis
  • Particulate Matter / isolation & purification
  • Seasons

Substances

  • Dust
  • Particulate Matter