Publications
Journals
• Lau, A.K., S. Bittman, D. Hunt and M. Wong. 2007. Development of ammonia e mission factors for the land application of poultry manure in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia . Manuscript submitted to Canadian Biosystems Engineering.
• Lau, A.K., W.W. Cheuk and K.V. Lo. 2007. Degradation of vegetable greenhouse twines derived from natural fibers and biodegradable polymer during composting. Manuscript submitted to Journal of Environmental Management.
• Ra, C.S. and A.K. Lau. 2007. Swine wastewater treatment using submerged biofilm SBR process: Enhancement of performance by internal circulation through sand filter. Manuscript submitted to Water Research.
• Zhang, W., A.K. Lau and S. Wen. 2007. Effect of bioadditive on the thermal performance, odor emissions and compost quality for poultry manure composting . Manuscript submitted to International Journal of Environmental and Waste Management.
• Lau, A.K. and K. Cheng. 2007. Removal of o dor using biofilter from d uck c onfinement b uildings . Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A - Environmental Science and Engineering A42 (7): 955-960.
• Zhang, W. and A.K. Lau. 2007. Reducing ammonia emission from poultry manure composting via struvite formation . Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 82: 598-602.
• Lemus, G.R., A.K. Lau, R.M.R. Branion and K.V. Lo. 2004. Bench-scale study of the biodegradation of grease trap sludge with yard trimmings or synthetic food waste via composting. Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science 3: 485-494.
• Shelford, T., A.K. Lau, D.L. Ehret and S.T. Chieng. 2004. Comparison of a new plant-based irrigation control method for with light-based irrigation control for greenhouse tomato production. Canadian Biosystems Engineering 46: 1.1-1.6.
• Lau, A.K., S. Bittman and G.R. Lemus. 2003. Odor measurements for manure spreading using a sub-surface deposition applicator. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B - Pesticides, Food Contaminants and Agricultural Wastes B38 (2): 233-240.
• Lemus, G.R. and A.K. Lau. 2002. Biodegradation of lipidic compounds in synthetic food wastes during composting. Canadian Biosystems Engineering 44 (6): 33-39.
• Cheuk, W. L ., B.S. Fraser and A.K. Lau. 2002. On-site composting of greenhouse crop residuals. BioCycle – Journal of Composting & Recycling 43 (10): 32-35.
• Ehret, D.L., A. Lau, W. Lin, S. Bittman and T. Shelford. 2001. Automated monitoring of greenhouse crops. Agronomie: Agriculture and Environment 21(4): 403-414.
• Wani, A.H., A.K. Lau and R.M.R. Branion. 2001. Biofiltration using compost and hog fuel as a means of removing reduced sulfur gases from air emissions. Pulp & Paper Canada. 102:5 pp. 27-32.
• Lee, D.H., A.K. Lau and K.L. Pinder. 2001. Development and performance of an alternative biofilter system. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association 51: 78-85.
Conference Proceedings and Presentations
• Lau, A.K., S. Bittman and D. Hunt. 2006. D etermination of ammonia emission factors for land application of poultry manure in British Columbia. Paper No. 06-176. Canadian Society for Bioengineering Annual Conference, July 16-18, Edmonton, AB.
• Fraser, B.S., A.K. Lau, T. Forge and K. Paisley. 2004. Co-composting of biosolids and poultry manure at the District of Kent wastewater treatment plant. B.C. Water & Waste Association Annual Conference, May 3-6, Whistler, BC.
• Lau, A.K., S. Bittman, A. Black, and L. van Vliet. 2004. Reduction of GHG emissions for dairy production and poultry manure composting systems and its impact on agricultural sustainability. Final workshop on “Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Canadian Agriculture” of the Climate Change Funding Initiative in Agriculture, Jan 19-20, Winnipeg, MB.
• Lemus, G.R. and A.K. Lau. 2002. Effect of carbon availability on greenhouse gas emissions and nitrogen conservation during high rate composting. Proc. Int'l Sym. Composting and Compost Utilization, May 6-8, Columbus, OH.
• Lemus, G.R. and A.K. Lau. 2002. Kinetics of grease trap sludge biodegradation under aerobic composting conditions. 52nd Canadian Society of Chemical Engineering Annual Conference, Oct 20-23, Vancouver, BC.