In:
Air, Soil and Water Research, SAGE Publications, Vol. 7 ( 2014-01), p. ASWR.S12841-
Abstract:
Emission of greenhouse gases, including nitrous oxide (N 2 O), from open beef cattle feedlots is becoming an environmental concern; however, research measuring emission rates of N 2 O from open beef cattle feedlots has been limited. This study was conducted to quantify N 2 O emission fluxes as affected by pen surface conditions, in a commercial beef cattle feedlot in the state of Kansas, USA, from July 2010 through September 2011. The measurement period represented typical feedlot conditions, with air temperatures ranging from -24 to 39°C. Static flux chambers were used to collect gas samples from pen surfaces at 0, 15, and 30 minutes. Gas samples were analyzed with a gas chromatograph and from the measured concentrations, fluxes were calculated. Median emission flux from the moist/muddy surface condition was 2.03 mg m −2 hour −1 , which was about 20 times larger than the N 2 O fluxes from the other pen surface conditions. In addition, N 2 O peaks from the moist/muddy pen surface condition were six times larger than emission peaks previously reported for agricultural soils.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1178-6221
,
1178-6221
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2014
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2488152-1
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