ASABE revises manure odor management standard.
Press Release Summary:
Revised standard, ASAE EP379.5 APR2012, Management of Manure Odors, corrects outdated acknowledges and includes updated reference information as noted in most recent periodic review of the document. Additional wording clarifications and format changes were also included in revision.
Original Press Release:
ASABE Revises Manure Odor Management Standard
ST JOSEPH, MICHIGAN- The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) announces the publication of a newly revised standard on management of manure odors.
The revised standard, ASAE EP379.5 APR2012, Management of Manure Odors, corrects outdated acknowledges and includes updated reference information as noted in the most recent periodic review of the document. Additional wording clarifications, and format changes were also included in the revision.
ASABE members with standards access and those with site-license privileges can access the full-text via electronic download on the ASABE online Technical Library at elibrary.asabe.org/. Others can obtain a copy for a fee directly from the library or by contacting ASABE headquarters at martin@asabe.org.
ASABE is recognized worldwide as a standards developing organization for food, agricultural, and biological systems, with more than 240 standards currently in publication. Conformance to ASABE standards is voluntary, except where required by state, provincial, or other governmental requirements, and the documents are developed by consensus in accordance with procedures approved by the American National Standards Institute. For information on this or any other ASABE standard, contact Scott Cedarquist at 269-932-7031, cedarq@asabe.org. A current listing of all ASABE standards projects can be found on the ASABE web site at http://www.asabe.org/projects.
ASABE is an international scientific and educational organization dedicated to the advancement of engineering applicable to agricultural, food, and biological systems. Further information on the Society can be obtained by contacting ASABE at (269) 429-0300, emailing hq@asabe.org or visiting http://www.asabe.org/.
