Effect of slurry treatment approaches on the reduction of major odorant emissions at a hog barn facility in South Korea

• Published in: Environmental technology Vol. 38; no. 4; pp. 506 - 516
• Main Authors: Lee, Min-Hee, Kim, Ki-Hyun, Jeon, Byong-Hun, Jo, Sang-Hee, Kim, Yong-Hyun, Kim, Bo-Won, Cho, Sung-Back, Hwang, Ok-Hwa, Bhattacharya, Satya Sundar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis 16-02-2017; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Air Pollutants - analysis; Aldehydes - analysis; Animal Husbandry; Animals; compost facility; Composting; Emissions; Emissions control; Hog barn; Hogs; hydrogen sulfide; Indoles - analysis; liquid treatment facility; Liquids; Nitrogen Compounds - analysis; Odorants; Odorants - analysis; Odors; Phenol; Phenol - analysis; Pretreatment; Reduction; Republic of Korea; Sulfur Compounds - analysis; Swine; Waste Disposal, Fluid - methods; British Isles; Korea, Rep; liquid treatment facility; phenol; hydrogen sulfide; compost facility; Hog barn
• ISSN: 0959-3330; 1479-487X
• DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2016.1199599

The characteristics of malodor released from piggery excreta samples were investigated by measuring their emission concentrations both before and after such treatments as composting or aeration from field sites. These samples were then collected from field sites and brought into the lab for analysis with the aid of the dynamic flux chamber method. The dominating compounds in the emissions were reduced sulfur compounds, phenol, and indole. The results were examined in terms of two key odor indices: odor intensity (OI) and odor activity values (OAVs), after being grouped by some criteria. When the odor contribution in the composting facility was assessed by the OAV value, methanethiol (53.1%), trimethylamine (TMA) (25.5%), and skatole (10.1%) were dominant in the pretreatment facilities, while skatole (64.7%) and p-cresol (27.9%) in the post-treatment specimens. Likewise, in the liquid treatment facility, hydrogen sulfide (47.4%), p-cresol (26.9%), and skatole (20.2%) were dominant in the pretreatment, while only p-cresol (73.6%) in the post-treatment. In comparison to the composting facility, the liquid treatment facility proved to be more efficient in the treatment of diverse hog-barn-related odorants.