Ammonia volatilization following application of pig slurry increases with slurry interception by grass foliage

Ammonia volatilization from arable land after application of catt'e slurry. 1. Field estimates

Cattle slurry was surface-applied to bare soil in two experiments in the period September­ November 1987, while in April-May 1988 two experiments were carried out in which the slur­ ry was mixed with the upper 6 an of the soil with a cultivator immediately after spreading. The 1987 experiments both lasted 18 days, the 1988 experiments 9 days. A micrometcorologi· cal technique, which did not dis...

Review of ammonia emissions from a pig house slurry

Effect of adding alum or zeolite to dairy slurry on ammonia volatilization and chemical composition.

Development of cost-effective amendments for treating dairy slurry has become a critical problem as the number of cows on farms continues to grow and the acreage available for manure spreading continues to shrink. To determine effectiveness and optimal rates of addition of either alum or zeolite to dairy slurry, we measured ammonia emissions and resulting chemical changes in the slurry in respo...

Ammonia emissions from pig and cattle slurry in the field and utilization of slurry nitrogen in crop production Doctoral Dissertation

Volatilization of ammonia (NH3) from animal manure is a major pathway for nitrogen (N) losses that cause eutrophication, acidification, and other environmental hazards. In this study, the effect of alternative techniques of manure treatment (aeration, separation, addition of peat) and application (broadcast spreading, band spreading, injection, incorporation by harrowing) on NH3 emissions in th...

Nitrate leaching through the unsaturated zone following pig slurry applications

As the increase of nitrate concentration in groundwater has often been ascribed to an inappropriate use of liquid manure, the main purpose of this study was to better understand the factors controlling nitrate dynamics in the unsaturated zone of soils subjected to characteristic agronomic practices, and to contribute to improving Action Programmes, with reference to EU Directive 91/676, for nit...