Year
2010
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Department
University of Wollongong. School of Chemistry
Recommended Citation
Bai, Mei, Methane emissions from livestock measured by novel spectroscopic techniques, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, University of Wollongong. School of Chemistry, University of Wollongong, 2010. https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/3229
Abstract
Methane (CH4) is a greenhouse gas with the second largest radiative forcingafter CO2- its global warming potential (GWP) is 25 times that of CO2 over a100 year time span. CH4 mixing ratio varied in the atmosphere over the last 650kyr, from approximately 320 ppb to 800 ppb until around 1750, after whichmethane mixing ratio increased dramatically to approximately 1770 ppb in 2005.During this period, more than half of the methane emissions to the atmospherewere from human activities.
Ruminant livestock is the main source of methane
Unless otherwise indicated, the views expressed in this thesis are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the University of Wollongong.