Slightly acidic solutions are a practical means of removing ammonia from air Scrubbed NH accumulates in solution as NH and should be an excellent fertilizer Increased air velocity decreased NH removal and increased NH collection Previous research on wet scrubbers has only studied highly acidic scrubbing solutions because of their high ammonia capture efficiencies; however, the high acidity created practical problems. Lower acidity solutions would reduce corrosion, maintenance, and cost; however, designers may need to use strategies for increasing scrubber effectiveness, such as using lower air velocities. The objective of this study was to determine if a spray scrubber with slightly acidic and higher pH scrubbing solution (pH from 2 to 8) could effectively remove NH from NH laden air (such as animal building exhaust air), and also collect this valuable resource for later use as a fertilizer. A bench-scale spray wet scrubber treated 20 ppmv NH /air mixture in a countercurrent contact chamber. First, the solution pH was varied from 2 to 8 while maintaining constant air velocity at 1.3 m·s . Next, air velocity was increased (2 and 3 m·s ) while solution pH remained constant at pH6. At 1.3 m·s , NH removal efficiencies ranged between 49.0% (pH8) and 84.3% (pH2). This study has shown that slightly acidic scrubbing solutions are a practical means of removing ammonia from air especially if the scrubber is designed to increase collisions between solution droplets and NH molecules. The NH removed from the air was held in solution as NH and accumulates over time so the solution should be an excellent fertilizer.