Table 4.
Emission factor (EF) of particulate matter (PM10, PM2.5) and ammonia (NH3) in different types of poultry houses

Poultry houses PM10 (kg/y/bird) PM2.5 (g/y/bird) NH3 (kg/y/bird)
Floor-pen 0.19a 15.62a 0.20
Aviary 0.24a 20.93a 0.35
Cage 0.03b 6.17b 0.43
SEM1 0.041 3.755 0.131
P-Value <0.05 <0.05 0.1854
Standard error of means.
Means with different superscripts in the same column differ significantly (P<0.05).