Environmental Research Papers

Gasmet FTIR gas analyzers have been used for high-quality greenhouse gas research already for more than a decade. Gasmet analyzers have been used to measure greenhouse gases from soils, manure, ruminants, geothermal sources as well as aquatic environments.

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Agricultural soils

Agriculture significantly contributes to global greenhouse gas emissions, underscoring the importance of accurate measurement for climate research. Gasmet’s portable multi-gas instruments revolutionize data collection by providing real-time analysis, eliminating the need for laborious sampling and laboratory analysis. With universal compatibility and on-the-move capabilities, researchers can now focus on results rather than preparation, simplifying and accelerating the process of understanding GHG soil exchanges.

Impact of weather and management practices on greenhouse gas flux dynamics on an agricultural grassland in Southern Finland	Laura Heimsch, Julius Vira, Istem Fer, Henriikka Vekuri,Juha-Pekka Tuovinen, Annalea Lohila, Jari Liski, Liisa Kulmala	2024
Selected Carbon and Nitrogen Compounds in a Maize Agroecosystem under the Use of Nitrogen Mineral Fertilizer, Farmyard Manure, Urease, and Nitrification Inhibitors	Monika Skowrońska,Sebastian Kuśmierz and Jacek Walczak	2024
Co-Responses of Soil Organic Carbon Pool and Biogeochemistry to Different Long-Term Fertilization Practices in Paddy Fields	Young-Nam Kim, Ji-Hyun Lee, Han-Ryul Seo, Jeong-Woo Kim, Young-Sang Cho, Danbi Lee, Bo-Hyun Kim, Jung-Hwan Yoon, Hyeonji Choe, Yong Bok Lee and Kye-Hoon Kim	2022
Soil pore space gas probes for use in agricultural research	Mark McDonald, Katie Lewis, Terry Gentry, Paul DeLaune	2021
Long-term effects of softwood biochar on soil physical properties, greenhouse gas emissions and crop nutrient uptake in two contrasting boreal soils	Subin Kalu, Asko Simojoki, Kristiina Karhu, Priit Tammeorg	2021
Identifying N fertilizer management strategies to reduce ammonia volatilization: Towards a site-specific approach	M.Mencaroni, N.Dal Ferro, J.Furlanetto, M.Longo, B.Lazzaro, L.Sartori, B.B.Grant, W.N.Smith, F.Morari	2020
Carbon footprint of constructed wetlands for winery wastewater treatment	Laura Flores, Joan García, Rocío Pena, Marianna Garfí	2020
Long-term diverse rotation alters nitrogen cycling bacterial groups and nitrous oxide emissions after nitrogen fertilization	Nicola F.Linton, Pedro Vitor, Ferrari Machado, Bill Deen, Claudia Wagner-Riddle, Kari E.Dunfield	2020
Assessing synergistic effects of no-tillage and cover crops on soil carbon dynamics in a long-term maize cropping system under climate change	Yawen Huang, Wei Ren, John Grove, Hanna Poffenbarger, Krista Jacobsen, Bo Tao, Xiaochen Zhuac, David McNear	2020
Influence of Tillage Systems, and Forms and Rates of Nitrogen Fertilizers on CO2 and N2O Fluxes from Winter Wheat Cultivation in Oklahoma	Tanka P. Kandel, Prasanna H. Gowda  and Brian K. Northup	2020
Carbon dioxide mitigation potential of conservation agriculture in a semi-arid agricultural region	Mark D. McDonald, Katie L. Lewis, Glen L. Ritchie, Paul B. DeLaune, Kenneth D. Casey, Lindsey C. Slaughter	2019
Influence of Contrasting Soil Moisture Conditions on Carbon Dioxide and Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Terminated Green Manures	Singh, H., Kandel, T. P., Gowda, P. H., Somenahally, A., Northup, B. K., & Kakani, V. G.	2019
Native arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi increase the abundance of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria, but suppress nitrous oxide emissions shortly after urea application	Teutscherova, N., Vazquez, E., Arango, J., Arevalo, A., Benito, M., & Pulleman, M.	2019
Nitrogen loss and greenhouse gas flux across an intensification gradient in diversified vegetable rotations	Shrestha, D., Wendroth, O., & Jacobsen, K. L.	2019
Nitrous oxide emissions as influenced by legume cover crops and nitrogen fertilization	Kandel, T. P., Gowda, P. H., Somenahally, A., Northup, B. K., DuPont, J., & Rocateli, A. C	2018

Natural Ecosystems

Understanding soil flux is crucial for climate change research, as biological and non-biological processes in the soil are major contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. Gasmet’s portable FTIR analyzers streamline this process, offering lab-quality results in minutes with a compact, easily transportable design. Whether studying grasslands, wetlands, or forests, researchers can now obtain stable data points on-site, reducing the time and effort required for monitoring GHG emissions in remote and diverse environments.

Forests

Temperature Effect on CO2 Emission by Two Xylotrophic Fungi and by Wood Debris	D. K. Diyarova, V. D. Vladykina & V. A. Mukhin	2023
Variations in Soil Properties and CO2 Emissions of a Temperate Forest Gully Soil along a Topographical Gradient	Anna Walkiewicz, Piotr Bulak, Małgorzata Brzezińska, Mohammad I. Khalil   and Bruce Osborne	2021
Belowground changes to community structure alter methanecycling dynamics in Amazonia	Kyle M. Meyer1, Andrew H. Morris, Kevin Webster, Ann M. Klein, Marie E. Kroeger, Laura K. Meredith, Andreas Brændholt, Fernanda Nakamura, Andressa Venturini, Leandro Fonseca de Souza, Katherine L. Shek, Rachel Danielson, Joost van Haren, Plinio Barbosa de Camargo, Siu Mui Tsai, Fernando Dini-Andreote, José M. S. de Mauro, Klaus Nüsslein, Scott Saleska, Jorge L. M. Rodrigues, Brendan J. M. Bohannan	2020
A survey of invasive plants on grassland soil microbial communities and ecosystem services	Bell, J. K., Siciliano, S. D., & Lamb, E. G.	2020
Greenhouse gas and energy fluxes in a boreal peatland forest after clearcutting	Korkiakoski, M., Tuovinen, J. P., Penttilä, T., Sarkkola, S., Ojanen, P., Minkkinen, K., & Lohila, A.	2019
Development of ecosystems under human activity in the North-East Estonian industrial region: forests on post-mining sites and bogs	Karu, H.	2015
Carbon fluxes in forested bog margins along a human impact gradient: could vegetation structure be used as an indicator of peat carbon emissions?	Karu, H., Pensa, M., Rõõm, E. I., Portsmuth, A., & Triisberg, T.	2014

Arctic Soils

The effects of plant communities on methanogenesis and carbon dynamics in boreal peatlands	Niemi, J	2023
Greenhouse gas production and consumption in soils of the Canadian High Arctic	Brummell, Martin	2015
Greenhouse gas production and consumption in High Arctic deserts	Brummell, M. E., Farrell, R. E., Hardy, S. P., & Siciliano, S. D	2014
N2O flux from plant-soil systems in polar deserts switch between sources and sinks under different light conditions	Stewart, K. J., Brummell, M. E., Farrell, R. E., & Siciliano, S. D	2012

Wetlands

Microbial Communities in Standing Dead Trees in Ghost Forests are Largely Aerobic, Saprophytic, and Methanotrophic	Mary Jane Carmichael, Melinda Martinez, Suzanna L. Bräuer & Marcelo Ardón	2024
Common use herbicides increase wetland greenhouse gas emissions	Christine M. Cornish, Olivia F. Johnson, Sheel Bansal, Jacob A. Meier, Ted D. Harris, Jon N. Sweetman	2024
Identifying Sources and Oxidation of Methane in Standing Dead Trees in Freshwater Forested Wetlands	Melinda Martinez, Marcelo Ardón, Mary Jane Carmichael	2022
Early post-restoration recovery of tidal wetland structure and function at the Southern Flow Corridor project, Tillamook Bay, Oregon	Janousek C, Bailey S, van de Wetering S. Brophy L, Bridgham S, Schultz M, Tice-Lewis M	2021
Greenhouse gas emissions and extracellular enzyme activity variability during decomposition of native versus invasive riparian tree litter	Duval, B. D., Curtsinger, H. D., Hands, A., Martin, J., McLaren, J. R., & Cadol, D. D.	2020
Large herbivore grazing affects the vegetation structure and greenhouse gas balance in a high arctic mire	Falk, J. M., Schmidt, N. M., Christensen, T. R., & Ström, L	2015
Plant-soil-herbivore interactions in a high Arctic wetland-Feedbacks to the carbon cycle	Falk, J. M.	2014
Effects of simulated increased grazing on carbon allocation patterns in a high arctic mire	Falk, J. M., Schmidt, N. M., & Ström, L	2014

Water Bodies

Years are not brothers: two-year comparison of greenhouse gas fluxes in large shallow Lake Võrtsjärv, Estonia	Rõõm, E. I., Nõges, P., Feldmann, T., Tuvikene, L., Kisand, A., Teearu, H., & Nõges, T.	2014
Carbon dioxide emissions from dry watercourses	Schiller, D. V., Marcé, R., Obrador, B., Gómez-Gener, L., Casas-Ruiz, J. P., Acuña, V., & Koschorreck, M.	2014
Dynamic carbon budget of a large shallow lake assessed by a mass balance approach	Cremona, F., Kõiv, T., Nõges, P., Pall, P., Rõõm, E. I., Feldmann, T., … & Nõges, T.	2014
CO2 and CH4 diffusive and degassing emissions from 2003 to 2009 at Eastmain 1 hydroelectric reservoir, Québec, Canada	Bastien, J., Demarty, M., & Tremblay, A.	2011
Greenhouse Gas Emissions from US Hydropower Reservoirs: FY2011 Annual Progress Report	Stewart, A. J., Mosher, J. J., Mulholland, P. J., Fortner, A. M., Phillips, J. R., & Bevelhimer, M. S.	2011
Nitrous oxide emissions from tropical hydroelectric reservoirs	Guérin, F., Abril, G., Tremblay, A., & Delmas, R.	2008
Carbon dioxide and methane emissions and the carbon budget of a 10‐year old tropical reservoir (Petit Saut, French Guiana)	Abril, G., Guérin, F., Richard, S., Delmas, R., Galy‐Lacaux, C., Gosse, P., … & Matvienko, B	2005

Geothermal

Hydrocarbon seeps in Romania: gas origin and release to the atmosphere	Baciu, C., Ionescu, A., & Etiope, G.	2018
Evaluation of dissolved light hydrocarbons in different geological settings in Romania	Ionescu, A., Baciu, C., Kis, B. M., & Sauer, P. E.	2017
Low‐temperature catalytic CO 2 hydrogenation with geological quantities of ruthenium: a possible abiotic CH 4 source in chromitite‐rich serpentinized rocks	Etiope, G., & Ionescu, A	2015
Sudden deep gas eruption nearby Rome’s airport of Fiumicino	Ciotoli, G., Etiope, G., Florindo, F., Marra, F., Ruggiero, L., & Sauer, P. E.	2013
Methane flux and origin in the Othrys ophiolite hyperalkaline springs, Greece	Etiope, G., Tsikouras, B., Kordella, S., Ifandi, E., Christodoulou, D., & Papatheodorou, G.	2013

Animal Emissions

Ruminant livestock, through their digestive processes, contribute significantly to methane emissions, posing a challenge for carbon mitigation in animal agriculture. Gasmet’s FTIR multi-component analyzers provide a solution for researchers studying methane emissions from cattle and other sources in real time without the need for sample preparation. With lab-accurate results and adaptable sampling options, scientists can efficiently gather data to inform strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in animal agriculture.

Manure

Can manure application method and timing with cover crops reduce NH3 and N2O gas losses and sustain corn yield?	Sailesh Sigdel, Curtis J. Dell, Heather D. Karsten	2024
Nutrient Mass Balance and Fate in Dairy Cattle Lots with Different Surface Materials	Vadas, P. A., & Powell, J. M.	2019
Effects of manure storage additives on manure composition and greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions	Holly, M. A., & Larson, R. A.	2017
Gas emissions from dairy barnyards	Powell, J. M., & Vadas, P. A	2016

Livestock

Ammonia and Methane Emissions from Small Herd Cattle Buildings in a Cold Climate	Raphael Kubeba Tabase, Geir Næss, Yngve Larring	2023
Effects of Different Fibre Sources in Pig Diets on Growth Performance, Gas Emissions and Slurry characteristics	Tran Thi Bich Ngoc, Tran Thi Thanh Thao, Pham Van Dung	2021
Luftverunreinigungen und Stallklima in einer Kaninchenzucht-und Mastanlage–Analyse möglicher Belastungen für Tiere und Umwelt	S Kimm, S Rauterberg, L Broer, J Markus, J Schulz, N Kemper, M Fels	2020
Can greenhouse gases in breath be used to genetically improve feed efficiency of dairy cows?	Difford, G. F., Løvendahl, P., Veerkamp, R. F., Bovenhuis, H., Visker, M. H. P. W., Lassen, J., & de Haas, Y.	2020
Efecto del tamaño de partícula del forraje en el consume, ganancia de peso y produccíon de metano en llamas y alpacas	Aruquipa, J. E. R	2020
Réduire l’exposition des travailleurs aux gaz, odeurs, poussières et agents pathogènes humains présents dans les bâtiments porcins	Girard, M., Duchaine, C., Godbout, S., Lévesque, A., Létourneau, V., & Lemay, S. P.	2019
Compound-and context-dependent effects of antibiotics on greenhouse gas emissions from livestock	Danielsson, R., Lucas, J., Dahlberg, J., Ramin, M., Agenäs, S., Bayat, A. R., … & Roslin, T.	2019
Effecto del procesamiento forrahero en la respuesta animal y la producción de metano en llamas y alpacas	Aruquipa, J. E. R., Colque, E. E. Q., Suca, J. G. M., Machaca, R. S., & Huanca, B. R.	2019
Effect of additives (brewer’s grains and biochar) and cassava variety (sweet versus bitter) on nitrogen retention, thiocyanate excretion and methane production by Bach Thao goats	Phuong, L. T. B., Preston, T. R., Van, N. H., & Dung, D. V.	2019
Modeling temperature and moisture dependent emissions of carbon dioxide and methane from drying dairy cow manure	Hu, E., Sutitarnnontr, P., Tuller, M., & Jones, S. B.	2018
Uncertainty assessment of the breath methane concentration method to determine methane production of dairy cows	Wu, L., Koerkamp, P. W. G., & Ogink, N.	2018
Genome-wide association identifies methane production level relation to genetic control of digestive tract development in dairy cows	Pszczola, M., Strabel, T., Mucha, S., & Sell-Kubiak, E.	2018
Design and calibration of chambers for the measurement of housed dairy cow gaseous emissions	Drewry, J. L., Powell, J. M., & Choi, C. Y.	2017
Comparative methane estimation from cattle based on total CO2 production using different techniques.	Haque, M. N., Hansen, H. H., Storm, I. M., & Madsen, J.	2017
Growth rate and feed conversion were improved, and emissions of methane reduced, when goats fed a basal diet of pigeon wood foliage (Trema orientalis) were supplemented with sun-dried cassava foliage (Manihot esculenta, Crantz) or water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica)	Porsavathdy, P., Do, H. Q., & Preston, T. R.	2017
Heritability of methane emissions from dairy cows over a lactation measured on commercial farms	Pszczola, M., Rzewuska, K., Mucha, S., & Strabel, T.	2017
Effect on feed intake, digestibility, N retention and methane emissions in goats of supplementing foliages of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) and Tithonia diversifolia with water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica)	Porsavatdy, P., Preston, T. R., & Leng, R. A.	2016
Heritability estimates for enteric methane emissions from Holstein cattle measured using noninvasive methods.	Lassen, J., & Løvendahl, P.	2016
Efecto de dos dietas fibrosas en la producción de metano en alpacas	Machaca, M., Quispe, E. C., & Castro, A.	2015
Methods for measuring and estimating methane emission from ruminants	Storm, I. M., Hellwing, A. L. F., Nielsen, N. I., & Madsen, J. (	2012
Accuracy of noninvasive breath methane measurements using Fourier transform infrared methods on individual cows	Lassen, J., Løvendahl, P., & Madsen, J.	2012
Effect of potassium nitrate and urea as fermentable nitrogen sources on growth performance and methane emissions in local “Yellow” cattle fed lime (Ca (OH) 2) treated rice straw supplemented with fresh cassava foliage	Inthapanya, S., Preston, T. R., Khang, D. N., & Leng, R. A.	2012
Biochar reduces enteric methane and improves growth and feed conversion in local “Yellow” cattle fed cassava root chips and fresh cassava foliage	Leng, R. A., Preston, T. R., & Inthapanya, S.	2012
Methane and carbon dioxide ratio in excreted air for quantification of the methane production from ruminants	Madsen, J., Bjerg, B. S., Hvelplund, T., Weisbjerg, M. R., & Lund, P.	2010

Other

Nitrogen fertilizer driven nitrous and nitric oxide production is decoupled from microbial genetic potential in low carbon, semi-arid soil	Mark D. McDonald1,2*† Katie L. Lewis2 Paul B. DeLaune3 Brian A. Hux1 Thomas W. Boutton4 Terry J. Gentry1	2023
Persistent Effects of the Gold King Mine Spill on Biota	Duval, B. D., Cadol, D., Martin, J., & Timmons, S.	2018
Linking serpentinization, hyperalkaline mineral waters and abiotic methane production in continental peridotites: an integrated hydrogeological-bio-geochemical model from the Cabeço de Vide CH4-rich aquifer (Portugal).	Marques, J. M., Etiope, G., Neves, M. O., Carreira, P. M., Rocha, C., Vance, S. D., … & Suzuki, S.	2018
Subterranean karst environments as a global sink for atmospheric methane	Webster, K. D., Drobniak, A., Etiope, G., Mastalerz, M., Sauer, P. E., & Schimmelmann, A.	2018
Diversity and composition of cave methanotrophic communities	Webster, K. D., Schimmelmann, A., Drobniak, A., Mastalerz, M., Lagarde, L. R., Boston, P. J., & Lennon, J. T.	2018
Subterranean microbial oxidation of atmospheric methane in cavernous tropical karst	Nguyễn-Thuỳ, D., Schimmelmann, A., Nguyễn-Văn, H., Drobniak, A., Lennon, J. T., Tạ, P. H., & Nguyễn, N. T. Á.	2017
A closed-chamber method to measure greenhouse gas fluxes from dry aquatic sediments	Lesmeister, L., & Koschorreck, M.	2017
Preliminary assessment of greenhouse gas emissions from a constructed fen on post-mining landscape in the Athabasca oil sands region, Alberta, Canada	Nwaishi, F., Petrone, R. M., Macrae, M. L., Price, J. S., Strack, M., & Andersen, R.	2016