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Article: Litmus Unveils Advanced Ammonia Sensor
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- Manufacturing Close-Up
- Article date:
- October 5, 2009
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Litmus FQI said that it is introducing colorimetric sensors
indicating levels of airborne ammonia in animal facilities. Litmus
Ammonia Indicators (LAI) benefit animal growers and integrators
(poultry, swine, lamb, cattle, horses, etc.) by monitoring average
ammonia levels over 4 and 24 hour periods.
Litmus said the new ammonia detectors are inexpensive, easy to
use, effective and accurate providing more profit for growers,
marketers, and distributors. Two years of collaborative R&D between
Litmus, animal growers, academic institutions and industry
professionals resulted in the creation of the LAI.
Jack Lewis, President of Litmus FQI, said, "A key issue in
maintaining healthy animals is to ...