Results of measurements of particulate matter concentrations inside a pig fattening facility

• Main Authors: Ulens, T., Millet, S., Van Weyenberg, S., Van Der Meeren, P., Van Langenhove, H., Demeyer, P.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux 2016-01-01
• Series: Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement
• Subjects: Particulate matter; piggeries; air pollution; particle size
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11006/219

Description of the subject. This research note discusses the results of measurements of particulate matter concentrations inside a pig fattening facility. Objectives. The objectives of the present study were to investigate the correlations between the different size fractions of indoor particulate matter (PM) inside a pig fattening facility and to investigate the evolution of particle size distribution (PSD) through a fattening period and between two housing systems and two cleaning protocols. Method. Data from two consecutive fattening periods in a commercial pig barn were used. Results. Very high correlations were found between PM10 and PM2.5 indoor concentrations. Depending on the measuring instrument, high or low correlations were found between PM1 and PM10 or PM2.5 indoor concentrations. No differences in PSD could be found between the two housing systems or the two cleaning protocols. Conclusions. The results from the present study showed high correlations between the indoor concentrations of PM10 and PM2.5. In the present study, no differences in PSD were found.