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Development of a second-generation environmentally superior technology for treatment of swine manure in the USA
- Abstract::
- New swine waste management systems in North Carolina need to meet high performance standards of an environmentally superior technology (EST) regarding nitrogen, phosphorus, heavy metals, pathogens, ammonia and odor emissions, and remain affordable and simple to operate. The objective of this study was to develop a second-generation treatment system that can achieve high EST standards at reduced costs. The system used solids separation, nitrification/denitrification and phosphorus removal/disinfection, and was demonstrated at full-scale on a 5145-head swine farm during three production cycles (15-months). Removal efficiencies were: 98% suspended solids, 97% ammonia, 95% phosphorus, 99% copper and zinc, 99.9% odors, and 99.99% pathogens. The system met EST standards at 1/3 the cost of the previous version. Animal health and productivity were enhanced; hog sales increased 32,900kg/cycle (5.6%). These results demonstrated that: (1) significant cost reductions were achieved by on-farm implementation and continued engineering improvements, and (2) the new waste management system substantially benefited livestock productivity.
- Author(s):
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Vanotti, Matias B. , Szogi, Ariel A. , Millner, Patricia D. , Loughrin, John H.
- Subject(s):
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pig manure , animal manure management , wastewater treatment , United States , North Carolina
- Description:
- Includes references
- Source:
- Bioresource technology 2009 Nov., v. 100, no. 22
- Language:
- English
- Year:
- 2009
- Publisher:
- [New York, NY]: Elsevier Ltd.
- Collection:
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Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
- File:
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Download [PDF]
- Rights:
- Works produced by employees of the U.S. Government as part of their official duties are not copyrighted within the U.S. The content of this document is not copyrighted.
