Trimethylamine emissions in animal husbandry

Degradation of plant material by animals is an important transformation pathway in the nitrogen (N) cycle. During the involved processes, volatile reduced alkaline nitrogen compounds, mainly ammonia (NH<sub>3</sub>) and aliphatic amines such as trimethylamine (TMA), are formed. Today...

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Main Authors: J. Sintermann, S. Schallhart, M. Kajos, M. Jocher, A. Bracher, A. Münger, D. Johnson, A. Neftel, T. Ruuskanen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-09-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/11/5073/2014/bg-11-5073-2014.pdf