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A paper detailing ammonia emission monitoring and dispersion modelling from an Irish layer (Chickens for eggs) production facility has been published open access through "Atmospheric Environment". This work was core to the AmmoniaN2K project funded through EPA Strive.

David B. Kelleghan, Enda T. Hayes, Mark Everard, Thomas P. Curran, Predicting atmospheric ammonia dispersion and potential ecological effects using monitored emission rates from an intensive laying hen facility in Ireland, Atmospheric Environment, Volume 247, 2021, 118214, ISSN 1352-2310 (opens in a new window)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2021.118214

(opens in a new window)https://researchrepository.ucd.ie/handle/10197/12191

(opens in a new window)https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1352231021000327

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