January 1992 - September 1995 52 citations from AGRICOLA by Joe Makuch Water Quality Information Center ************************************************************** This electronic bibliography is intended primarily to provide awareness of recent investigations and discussions of a topic and is not meant to be in-depth and exhaustive. The inclusion or omission of a particular publication or citation should not be construed as endorsement or disapproval. Send suggestions for electronic bibliographies related to water resources and agriculture to wqic@nalusda.gov To locate a publication cited in this bibliography, please contact your local, state, or university library. If you are unable to locate a particular publication, your library can contact the National Agricultural Library (please see "Document Delivery Services" at http://www.nalusda.gov/ddsb). ************************************************************** MANURE STORAGE 1. NAL Call No.: S671.I84--nr.59 Lagring og handtering av husdyrgjodsel = Storage and handling of farmyard manure. Berg, K. As [Norway] : Norges landbrukshogskole, Institutt for tekniske fag, 1994. 59 p. : ill.. Includes bibliographical references (p. 58-59). 2. NAL Call No.: SF481.J68 Fate of selected bacterial pathogens and indicators in fractionated poultry litter during storage. Kelley, T. R.; Pancorbo, O. C.; Merka, W. C.; Thompson, S. A.; Cabrera, M. L.; Barnhart, H. M. J-appl-poult-res v.3, p.279-288. (1994). Includes references. Descriptor: poultry-manure; litter-; coliform-bacteria; heterotrophic-microorganisms; broilers-; yeasts-; molds-; survival-; storage-life; viruses-; temperature-; moisture-content; fractionation-; georgia- 3. NAL Call No.: 290.9-Am32P A multi-media based educational program for safe manure pit entry. Shutske, J. M.; Lausted, C. Pap-Am-Soc-Agric-Eng. St. Joseph, Mich. : American Society of Agricultural Engineers,. Summer 1994. (94-4014/94-4041) 4 p. Paper presented at the 1994 International Summer Meeting sponsored by The American Society of Agricultural Engineers, June 19-22, 1994, Kansas City, Missouri. Descriptor: manures-; storage-; safety-; educational-programs; accident-prevention 4. NAL Call No.: S671.A66 Simulation to evaluate dairy manure systems. Borton, L. R.; Rotz, C. A.; Person, H. L.; Harrigan, T. M.; Bickert, W. G. Appl-eng-agric v.11, p.301-310. (1995). Includes references. Descriptor: cattle-manure; dairy-farms; forage-; handling-; storage-; application-; farm-machinery; labor-requirements; environmental-protection; costs- ; returns-; simulation-models Abstract: An existing dairy forage system model (DAFOSYM) was expanded to include submodels for manure production, collection, storage, and application to crop land. The original DAFOSYM simulated the growth, harvest, storage, and utilization of alfalfa and corn on a dairy farm over 25 years of weather. The revision allowed simulation of the quantity and nutrient content of manure produced as a function of feed composition and consumption, milk production, and animal growth. Nutrient losses in manure handling, storage, and application were subtracted to determine nutrients available for crop growth. The facilities, machinery, labor, and fuel required were modeled to determine the costs of manure handling. The integrated model provided a tool for evaluating and comparing the long term performance and economics of alternative manure systems for dairy farms and their interaction with feed production. Manure systems using long-term storage with spreading, injection, or irrigation have greater direct costs to the farmer than the daily haul system commonly used in the upper midwest. If long-term storage systems are required to protect the environment, the annual net cost of manure handling will increase up to $65/cow for small (60 cow) and $45/cow for large (250 cow) dairy farms. 5. NAL Call No.: S544.3.N9C46 Assessing your livestock and dairy operation. Weston, D. NDSU-Ext-Serv. Fargo, N.D. : The University. Apr 1994. (AE-1079) 4 p. Descriptor: farms-; livestock-; dairying-; water-pollution; wells-; animal-manures; storage-; runoff-; silage-; carcass-disposal; waste-water 6. NAL Call No.: TD930.A32 Methane emissions from typical manure management systems. Steed, J. Jr.; Hashimoto, A. G. Bioresour-technol v.50, p.123-130. (1994). Includes references. Descriptor: methane-; emission-; methane-production; cattle-manure; application-to-land; storage-; slurries-; cattle-slurry; environmental-temperature; manure-storage; slurry-storage; dairy-manure; methane-conversion-factor 7. NAL Call No.: TD930.A32 Biotreatment of swine manure by intensive lagooning during winter. La Noue, J. d.; Sevrin Reyssac, J.; Mariojouls, C.; Marcel, J.; Sylvestre, S. Bioresour-technol v.50, p.213-219. (1994). Includes references. Descriptor: pig-manure; waste-treatment; biological-treatment; lagoons-; winter-; food-chains; aquatic-organisms 8. NAL Call No.: S631.F422 Methane production/emission in storages for animal manure. Zeeman, G. Fertil-res v.37, p.207-211. (1994). In the special section: Methane and nitrous oxide: the other greenhouse gases / edited by A.R. van Amstel and A.R. Mosier. Descriptor: animal-manures; storage-; anaerobic-digestion; methane-production; emission-; kinetics-; mathematical-models; time-; temperature- Abstract: Results of extended research on laboratory scale have shown that relatively high gas productions can occur at digestion of animal manure in fed-batch (=Storage)- systems at ambient temperatures. High gas productions are also reported at on-farm storage of animal manure. In order to predict the gas production during the storage of animal manure at different conditions, a model is developed based on first order kinetics for the hydrolysis and on Monod kinetics for methanogenesis. Results of anaerobic digestion of manure in both CSTR- and fed-batch systems have been used for the estimation of constants. The model predicts that, when continuously 15% of the storage is filled, no gas production is produced, at a temperature of 15 degrees C and a storage capacity less than or equal to 100 days and at a temperature of 10 degrees C and a storage capacity less than or equal to 150 days. At higher temperatures and longer storage capacities methane gas is always produced. 9. NAL Call No.: QH84.8.B46 Mineralization of carbon and nitrogen from fresh and anaerobically stored sheep manure in soils of different texture. Sorensen, P.; Jensen, E. S. Biol-fertil-soils v.19, p.29-35. (1995). Includes references. Descriptor: mineralization-; nitrogen-; carbon-; soil-flora; biological-activity-in-soil; sheep-manure; storage-; anaerobic-conditions; ammonium-sulfate; immobilization-; sandy-loam-soils; sand-; mixtures-; clay-fraction; soil-fertility; carbon-dioxide; gas-production; fresh-sheep-manure; anaerobic-storage; inorganic-nitrogen 10. NAL Call No.: S635.P44--1994 Concrete manure storages handbook. 1st ed. Pedersen, J. H.; Runestad, J. A.; Midwest Plan Service. Ames, IA : Midwest Plan Service, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Dept., Iowa State University, 1994. 70 p. : ill.. "Most of this book updates and compiles information previously published by the Midwest Plan Service"--Pref. Descriptors: Farm-manure-Storage-Handbooks,-manuals,-etc; Concrete-tanks-Design-and-construction-Handbooks,-manuals,-etc 11. NAL Call No.: S671.I84--nr.51 Uisolert tallehus for kjottfe med sma utekveer og gjodseldam = Straw-bedded confinement for beef cattle with small feedlots and lined manure storage pond. Straw-bedded confinement for beef cattle with small feedlots and lined manure storagae pond. Skjelhaugen, O. J. As [Norway] : Norges landbrukshogskole, Institutt for tekniske fag, 1994. 20 p. : ill.. In Norwegian, with English abstract and summary. 12. NAL Call No.: 275.29-M68Ext Managing animal waste nutrients. Bonner, J.; Thomas, J.; Crenshaw, M.; McKinley, B.; Burcham, T. N. Publ-Miss-State-Univ,-Coop-Ext-Serv. State College, Miss. : Cooperative Extension Service, Mississippi State University. Mar 1994. (1937) 9 p. Descriptor: animal-wastes; animal-manures; farms-; management-; storage-; regulations-; nutrient-content; irrigation-; handling-; lagoons-; sampling-; odors-; mississippi- 13. NAL Call No.: 275.29-In2Id Animal manure as a plant nutrient resource. Sutton, A. L.; Jones, D. D.; Joern, B. C.; Huber, D. M. ID-Purdue-Univ-Coop-Ext-Serv. West Lafayette, Ind. : Purdue University, Agricultural Extension Service : Agricultural Experiment Station. May 1994. (101) 13 p. Descriptor: animal-manures; livestock-; feed-rations; liquid-manures; nutrient-content; storage-losses; nitrogen-content; phosphorus-; potassium-; fertilizers-; application-to-land; application-rates; application-methods; denitrification-; nutrient-availability; nitrification-inhibitors 14. NAL Call No.: 275.29-IO9PA Manure storage poses invisible risks. Lorimor, J.; Schwab, C. V.; Miller, L. PM-Iowa-State-Univ-Coop-Ext-Serv. Ames, Iowa : Iowa State University, Cooperative Extension Service. Nov 1993. (1518K) 2 p. Descriptor: manures-; storage-; gases-; air-pollution; safety-; iowa- 15. NAL Call No.: S561.6.A82E96 Lagoon management. Safley, L. M. Jr.; Fulhage, C. D.; Huhnke, R. L.; Jones, D. D. Ext-tech-bull. [Fayetteville, Ark.?] : UA Cooperative Extension Service, [1988-. Apr 1994. (E-1341) 8 p. In subseries: manure management. Descriptor: pig-manure; lagoons-; waste-disposal; management-; terminology- 16. NAL Call No.: 290.9-Am32P Costs and issues associated with implementing the confined space standard in waste storage facilities. Shutske, J. M.; Puschwitz, M. A.; Jacobson, L. D.; Janni, K. A. Pap-Am-Soc-Agric-Eng. St. Joseph, Mich. : American Society of Agricultural Engineers,. Winter 1993. (93-4545/93-4579) 14 p. Paper presented at the "1993 International Winter Meeting sponsored by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers," December 14- 17, 1993, Chicago, Illinois. Descriptor: accident-prevention; farms-; safety-devices; equipment-; costs-; animal-wastes; storage- 17. NAL Call No.: 290.9-Am32P Chemical treatments for struvite control. Buchanan, J. R.; Mote, C. R.; Robinson, R. B. Pap-Am-Soc-Agric-Eng. St. Joseph, Mich. : American Society of Agricultural Engineers,. Winter 1993. (93-4545/93-4579) 26 p. Paper presented at the "1993 International Winter Meeting sponsored by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers," December 14- 17, 1993, Chicago, Illinois. Descriptor: animal-wastes; management-; lagoons-; recycling-; systems-; components-; minerals-; chemical-precipitation; scale-; prevention- 18. NAL Call No.: 290.9-Am32P Manure storage pH adjustment to control gas release. Veenhuizen, M. A.; Qi, R. Pap-Am-Soc-Agric-Eng. St. Joseph, Mich. : American Society of Agricultural Engineers,. Winter 1993. (93-4545/93-4579) 13 p. Paper presented at the "1993 International Winter Meeting sponsored by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers," December 14- 17, 1993, Chicago, Illinois. Descriptor: animal-manures; storage-; odor-abatement; ammonia-; release-; ph-; air-quality 19. NAL Call No.: 290.9-Am32P Manure storage criteria and policy development in Minnesota. Brach, J. C.; Ellingboe, R. L.; Nelson, D. Pap-Am-Soc-Agric-Eng. St. Joseph, Mich. : American Society of Agricultural Engineers,. Winter 1992. (92-4501/92-4519) 11 p. Paper presented at the "1992 International Winter Meeting sponsored by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers," December 15- 18, 1992, Nashville, Tennessee. Descriptor: animal-manures; storage-; guidelines-; water-quality; minnesota- 20. NAL Call No.: 290.9-Am32P Swine-lagoon seepage in sandy soil. Westerman, P. W.; Huffman, R. L.; Feng, J. S. Pap-Am-Soc-Agric-Eng. St. Joseph, Mich. : American Society of Agricultural Engineers,. Winter 1993. (93-2531/93-2550) 34 p. Paper presented at the "1993 International Winter Meeting sponsored by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers," December 12- 17, 1993, Chicago, Illinois. Descriptor: animal-wastes; pigs-; waste-disposal; lagoons-; sandy-soils; seepage-; groundwater-; water-quality; environmental-impact 21. NAL Call No.: 290.9-Am32T Struvite control by chemical treatment. Buchanan, J. R.; Mote, C. R.; Robinson, R. B. Trans-ASAE v.37, p.1301-1308. (1994). Includes references. Descriptor: magnesium-ammonium-phosphate; chemical-precipitation; control-; inhibitors-; water-systems; waste-treatment; animal-wastes; lagoons-; water-; precipitation-inhibitors; antiprecipitants-; recycle-water Abstract: Struvite is a phosphate mineral which can form hard-scale deposits in the recycle components of livestock waste management systems that utilize recycled lagoon effluent to transport waste. Previous research of struvite formation has been directed toward acid-cleaning the recycling system after struvite has been deposited. Such systems incorporate a separate acid injection network that circulates acid through the components and dissolves the scale. The major limitations to this approach are that the operation of the waste management system must be suspended while cleansing takes place and that acids are hazardous to handle and difficult to administer. The research reported in this article explores the possibility of keeping the recycled components free of struvite by continuously injecting scale control agents into the system. Twenty products commonly used for water stabilization were tested in a bench-top study to determine if struvite formation could be inhibited. Described herein are the products, procedures, and results of this research. Of the 20 products originally identified, 7 products are recommended for further study. 22. NAL Call No.: 290.9-Am32P Use of riparian zones for animal waste treatment. Hubbard, R. K.; Vellidis, G.; Lowrance, R.; Newton, G. L.; Davis, J.; Dove, R. Pap-Am-Soc-Agric-Eng. St. Joseph, Mich. : American Society of Agricultural Engineers,. Winter 1993. (93-2575) 15 p. Paper presented at the "1993 International Winter Meeting sponsored by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers," December 14- 17, Chicago, Illinois. Descriptor: animal-wastes; waste-treatment; riparian-vegetation; waste-disposal; groundwater-; water-quality; lagoons-; georgia- 23. NAL Call No.: 290.9-Am32P Tracking seepage with terrain conductivity survey and wells. Huffman, R. L.; Westerman, P. W. Pap-Am-Soc-Agric-Eng. St. Joseph, Mich. : American Society of Agricultural Engineers,. Summer 1993. (934016) 13 p. Paper presented at the "1993 International Summer Meeting sponsored by The American Society of Agricultural Engineers," and The Canadian Society of Agricultural Engineering," June 20-23, 1993, Spokane, Washington. Descriptor: animal-wastes; lagoons-; seepage-; groundwater-; water-quality; monitoring- 24. NAL Call No.: 290.9-Am32P Mapping contaminant plumes using geophysical methods. Brune, D. E.; Zheng, M. Pap-Am-Soc-Agric-Eng. St. Joseph, Mich. : American Society of Agricultural Engineers,. Summer 1993. (934015) 28 p. Paper presented at the "1993 International Summer Meeting sponsored by The American Society of Agricultural Engineers," and The Canadian Society of Agricultural Engineering," June 20-23, 1993, Spokane, Washington. Descriptor: animal-wastes; waste-disposal-sites; lagoons-; groundwater-; water-quality; soil-; conductivity-; pollution-; expert-systems 25. NAL Call No.: 290.9-Am32P The Pennsylvania Manure Storage Study. Thompson, R. Pap-Am-Soc-Agric-Eng. St. Joseph, Mich. : American Society of Agricultural Engineers,. Winter 1991. (912540) 59 p. Paper presented at the "1991 International Winter Meeting sponsored by The American Society of Agricultural Engineers," December 17- 20, 1991, Chicago, Illinois. Descriptor: agricultural-wastes; storage-; pennsylvania- 26. NAL Call No.: 56.9-So3 Water content effect on denitrification and ammonia volatilization in poultry litter. Cabrera, M. L.; Chiang, S. C. Soil-Sci-Soc-Am-j. [Madison, Wis.] Soil Science Society of America. May/June 1994. v. 58 (3) p. 811-816. Includes references. Descriptor: poultry-manure; moisture-content; storage-; denitrification-; ammonia-; volatilization-; nitrogen-; losses- Abstract: Poultry litter is a mixture of excreta, bedding material, waste feed, and some soil that is removed from poultry houses and applied to soil as fertilizer. Because litter is commonly stockpiled outdoors before land application, losses of inorganic N may occur through denitrification and NH3 volatilization. This work was conducted to evaluate the effect of litter water content on denitrification and NH3 volatilization during storage. Litter samples from two broiler houses in northern Georgia were incubated (25 degrees C) at four water contents for 13 d. Water contents used were 230 g H2O kg(-1) in Litter A, 160 g H2O kg(-1) in Litter B, and 800, 1200, and 2400 g H2O kg(-1) in both litters. These water contents were equivalent to 8, 26, 40, and 79% water-holding capacity (WHC) in Litter A and to 7, 33, 49, and 99% WHC in Litter B, respectively. Denitrification was evaluated by measuring emission from samples incubated with 10 kPa C2H2 with and without additional NO3(-) (15 mg N g(-1)). Ammonia volatilization was evaluated by measuring NH3 evolved from samples incubated without C2H2. Denitrification was significant at the highest water content and increased with the addition of NO3(-). Measured denitrification losses varied between 41 and 79% of the initial NO3(-), although final NO3(-) levels suggested that denitrification losses were larger (92-100%) and that part of the N2O produced remained entrapped in the litter. Ammonia volatilization losses ranged from 32 to 139% of the initial NH4(+) and were increased by increasing water content. These results suggest that poultry litter should be stored under dry conditions to reduce N losses. 27. NAL Call No.: 290.9-Am32P Safety components at manure storages. Bowers, W. J. Pap-Am-Soc-Agric-Eng. St. Joseph, Mich. : American Society of Agricultural Engineers,. Summer 1992. (924012) 8 p. Paper presented at the "1992 International Summer Meeting sponsored by The American Society of Agricultural Engineers," June 21-24, 1992, Charlotte, North Carolina. Descriptor: manures-; safety-; storage- 28. NAL Call No.: S590.C63 Ammonia volatilization and carbon dioxide emission from poultry litter: effects of fractionation and storage time. Cabrera, M. L.; Kelley, T. R.; Pancorbo, O. C.; Merka, W. C.; Thompson, S. A. Commun-soil-sci-plant-anal v.25, p.2341-2353. (1994). Includes references. Descriptor: organic-fertilizers; storage-; duration-; fractionation-; poultry-manure; ammonia-; volatilization-; carbon-dioxide; emission-; nitrate- nitrogen; ammonium-nitrogen; nitrogen-content; moisture-content 29. NAL Call No.: S655.A55--1989 Animal waste storage. Springman, R.; Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District. [Milwaukee : Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, 1989?] 1 folded sheet (4 p.) : ill.. Caption title. Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection"--P. [4]. Descriptors: Manures-Wisconsin-Storage; Animal-waste-Wisconsin-Storage 30. NAL Call No.: 56.9-So3 Nitrogen mineralization and ammonia volatilization from fractionated poultry litter. Cabrera, M. L.; Tyson, S. C.; Kelley, T. R.; Pancorbo, O. C.; Merka, W. C.; Thompson, S. A. Soil-Sci-Soc-Am-j. [Madison, Wis.] Soil Science Society of America. Mar/Apr 1994. v. 58 (2) p. 367-372. Includes references. Descriptor: sandy-soils; poultry-manure; fractionation-; application-to-land; surface-treatment; incorporation-; nitrogen-; mineralization-; ammonia-; volatilization-; losses-from-soil; respiration-; storage-; water-content Abstract: Passing poultry litter through a 0.83-mm sieve generates a fine fraction higher in N concentration and cheaper to transport per unit of N than the whole litter. One objective of this work was to determine if the organic N in the fine fraction undergoes faster mineralization than that in the whole litter. Whole litter or fine fraction from three poultry houses was either mixed with samples of Dothan loamy sand (fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic Plinthic Kandiudult) or applied on the soil surface at a rate of 100 kg N ha-1. The treatments were incubated at water field capacity and 25 degrees C, with samples extracted at 3, 7, and 14 d. Differences in N mineralization were relatively small between materials; by Day 14, the organic N had undergone a slightly higher mineralization in the fine fraction (51.5%) than in the whole litter (44.5%). A second objective was to compare the potentials for net N mineralization, NH3 volatilization, and respiration of whole poultry litter and fine fraction stored for 7 d at 25 degrees C and at two water contents (unamended [0.12-0.26 kg H2O kg-1] and 0.5 kg H2O kg-1). On an equal-mass basis, net N mineralization and NH3 volatilization were larger in the fine fraction than in the whole litter, whereas respiration was similar in both materials. All processes increased with an increase in water content. These results suggest that the fine fraction should be managed similarly to the whole litter when applied to soil and that it may lose more NH3 than does the whole litter during storage, particularly at relatively high water contents. 31. NAL Call No.: 290.9-Am32P Reducing noxious gas emissions & odors from manure storages. Veenhuizen, M. A.; Qi, R. Pap-Am-Soc-Agric-Eng. St. Joseph, Mich. : American Society of Agricultural Engineers,. Summer 1992. (92-4073) 11 p. Paper presented at the "1992 International Summer Meeting sponsored by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers," June 21-24, 1992, Charlotte, North Carolina. Descriptor: manures-; environment-; toxic-gases 32. NAL Call No.: S671.A66 Ice effects on model manure tank walls. Godbout, S.; Marquis, A.; Masse, D. Appl-eng-agric v.10, p.95-99. (1994). Includes references. Descriptor: pig-manure; cold-storage; tanks-; stresses-; ice-; models- Abstract: The objective of the study was to evaluate the pressure exerted by frozen manure caps on the walls of concrete manure tanks. The research is aimed at improving design criteria for concrete manure tanks for cold climates. Scale models were used to determine the pressures exerted by ice caps resulting from 2% and 4% solids swine manures and to compare them to that exerted by a fresh water ice cap. For typical Quebec conditions, the highest mean ice pressure measured in laboratory tests was equivalent to 72 +/- 13 kPa from liquid manure. The circumferential stress was influenced by the liquid type but not by the filling methods and was significantly lower for the manure ice caps than for water ice. However, no significant differences in stresses were attributable to the two levels of solids content of the manures. This implies that the stress differences observed between water and manure ice are mainly due to the presence of urea which would have an effect on the thermal expansion. 33. NAL Call No.: TD811.W58--1970 A study of farm waste : farm animal waste : characterization, handling, utilization : 6/1/64--5/31/68 extended to 12/31/69. Witzel, S. A.; Attoe, O. J. Madison : University of Wisconsin, [1970?] viii, 141 leaves : ill.. Includes bibliographical references. Descriptors: Animal-waste; Water-Pollution; Sewage-lagoons 34. NAL Call No.: SF481.2.F56 Farm structures for manure storage and composting mortality. Ouart, M. D.; Bucklin, R. A.; Douglas, C. R. Proc-Fla-Poult-Inst p.18-24. (1992). Meeting held Oct 13-14, 1992, Gainesville, Florida. Descriptor: farm-storage; farm-buildings; poultry-manure; carcasses-; composting-; carcass-disposal; broilers- 35. NAL Call No.: SF395.P62 Lagoon management. Safley, L. M. Jr.; Fulhage, C. D.; Huhnke, R. L.; Jones, D. D. Pork industry handbook. West Lafayette, Ind. : Cooperative Extension Service, Purdue University, [1978?-1990].. 8 p. In subseries: Manure Management (PIH-62), revised June 1993. Descriptor: lagoons-; pig-manure; waste-treatment; design-; construction-; sludges-; application-to-land 36. NAL Call No.: 4-AM34P The effect of different methods of storing chicken manure on the viability of certain weed seeds. Stoker, G. L.; Tingey, D. C.; Evans, R. J. J-Am-Soc-Agron v.26, p.600-609. (1934). Includes references. Descriptor: convolvulus-arvensis; cardaria-draba; centaurea-picris; weeds-; seeds-; seed-germination; viability-; poultry-manure; storage-; water-; litter- ; weed-control Abstract: Seeds of morning glory (Convolvulus arvensis L.), whitetop (Lepidium draba L.) and Russian knapweed (Centaurea picris Poll) were put in wire containers and placed in chicken manure, stored in different ways for various periods of time, and then germinated in soil and on blotter paper. Seeds were removed from the various piles and germinated at different intervals, the shortest being 10 days and the longest 4 months. In no case was the viability of morning glory seed destroyed. The viability of whitetop and Russian knapweed seeds was destroyed after being in the moist, loose manure for 20 days or after being in the moist compacted manure for 1 month. In the unmoistened piles the viability of whitetop and Russian knapweed seeds was not completely destroyed at the end of 4 months. 37. NAL Call No.: 4-AM34P Effect of bovine digestion and of manure storage on the viability of weed seeds. Atkeson, F. W.; Hulbert, H. W.; Warren, T. R. J-Am-Soc-Agron v.26, p.390-397. (1934). Includes references. Descriptor: weeds-; seeds-; viability-; manures-; storage-; bovidae-; digestion-; seed-germination; weed-control; idaho- Abstract: The results of this experiment indicate that the digestion processes of cattle greatly reduce the percentage viability of most weed seeds under Idaho conditions, thereby tending to minimize manure as a source of weed infestation. However, the number of viable seeds, especially of some plants, after passing through the digestive tract makes manure a possible weed manace if feeds containing large numbers of weed seeds are fed. Storage of manure caused an additional reduction in percentage of viable seeds. Manure which has been stored 3 months could be scattered over fields with little chance of weed infestation so far as weed seeds consumed in feeds are concerned. 38. NAL Call No.: TD930.A32 Use of mineral amendements to reduce ammonia losses from dairy-cattle and chicken-manure slurries. Termeer, W. C.; Warman, P. R. Bioresource-Technol v.44, p.217-222. (1993). Includes references. Descriptor: dairy-cattle; poultry-manure; slurries-; minerals-; amendments-; ammonia-; losses-; volatilization-; manures-; storage-; application- 39. NAL Call No.: QH540.J6 The origin and identification of macropores in an earthen-lined dairy manure storage basin. McCurdy, M.; McSweeney, K. J-Environ-Qual v.22, p.148-154. (1993). Includes references. Descriptor: dairy-wastes; animal-manures; storage-; waste-disposal; groundwater-pollution; macropores-; leaching-; contaminants-; liners-; physicochemical-properties; macropore-flow; wisconsin- Abstract: Earthen-lined basins have been used to store dairy manure in Wisconsin since the early 1970s. Monitoring data indicate that many of these basins are leaking, but little effort has been directed toward explaining the mechanisms responsible for leakage. Morphological and micromorphological techniques were used to identify macropores in the sidewall of an earthen-lined manure storage basin. Laboratory and field dye studies provided evidence of contaminant movement via macropores. Results indicate that physicochemical and biological mechanisms were responsible for creating macropores capable of providing pathways for preferential flow. These mechanisms, and the resulting macropores, can significantly affect the long-term viability of earthen-lined manure storage basins. 40. NAL Call No.: TD746.5.H37-1991 Anaerobic lagoons for livestock and poultry wastes. Harmon, J. D.; Privette, C. V. C. V.; Clemson University. Cooperative Extension Service. Clemson, S.C. : Cooperative Extension Service, Clemson University, [1991] 7 p. : ill.. Caption title. Descriptors: Sewage-lagoons; Farm-manure 41. NAL Call No.: S544.3.V8V52 Storing and handling broiler and turkey litter. Collins, E. R. Jr. Publ-Va-Coop-Ext-Serv. Blacksburg, Va. : Extension Division, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. 1990. (442-054,rev.) 4 p. Descriptor: poultry-manure; farm-storage; handling- 42. NAL Call No.: 275.29-W27P Managing livestock manure to protect groundwater. Hermanson, R. E.; Thomason, E. L. Ext-Bull-Wash-State-Univ-Coop-Ext-Serv. Pullman, Wash. : The Service. Aug 1992. (1717) 6 p. In subseries: Clean water for Washington. Descriptor: animal-wastes; groundwater-pollution; leaching-; runoff-; contaminants-; dispersion-; nutrients-; nitrogen-; nitrification-; storage-; ponding-; lagoons- 43. NAL Call No.: S671.A38 Estimating lagoon size for swine waste management. Nordstedt, R. A.; Baldwin, L. B. Agric-Eng-Fact-Sheet-Fla-Coop-Ext-Serv. Gainesville, Fla. : The Service. 1990. (75) 2 p. Descriptor: pig-manure; waste-disposal; lagoons-; size-; volume-; estimation-; florida- 44. NAL Call No.: 290.9-AM32P Advantages of multi-cell animal waste lagoons. Schneider, J. H. PAP-AMER-SOC-AGRIC-ENG. St. Joseph, Mich. : The Society. Winter 1990. (90-4521) 12 p. Presented at the "1990 International Winter Meeting sponsored by The American Society of Agricultural Engineers," December 18-21, 1990, Chicago, Illinois. Descriptor: animal-wastes; lagoons- 45. NAL Call No.: S494.5.E547 Electric energy management on dairy farms. Brooks, L. A. Energy-World-Agric. Amsterdam : Elsevier. 1989. v. 3 p. 93-120. In the series analytic: Energy in World Agriculture / edited by K.L. McFate. Descriptor: dairy-farming; dairy-equipment; electricity-; electrical-energy; milking-; milking-machines; milk-production; farm-buildings; ventilation-; fans-; fodder-crops; storage-; equipment-; silage-; electric-heaters; heat-exchangers; manures-; dairy-effluent; handling-; pumps- 46. NAL Call No.: TD930.A32 Performance of a dairy manure anaerobic lagoon. Safley, L. M. Jr.; Westerman, P. W. Bioresource-Technol v.42, p.43-52. (1992). Includes references. Descriptor: dairy-cattle; cattle-manure; anaerobic-treatment; lagoons-; performance-; methane-production; north-carolina 47. NAL Call No.: TD930.A32 Performance of a low temperature lagoon digester. Satley, L. M. Jr.; Westerman, P. W. Bioresource-Technol v.41, p.167-175. (1992). Includes references. Descriptor: dairy-cattle; cattle-manure; liquid-wastes; lagoons-; digesters-; performance-; biogas-; methane-production; anaerobic-digestion 48. NAL Call No.: 275.29-W27P Livestock manure lagoons protect water quality. Hermanson, R. E. Ext-Bull-Wash-State-Univ-Coop-Ext-Serv. Pullman, Wash. : The Service. Dec 1991. (1642) 8 p. Includes references. Descriptor: animal-manures; lagoons-; aerobic-treatment; anaerobic-treatment; design-; management-; water-quality; groundwater-; pollution-; waste- treatment; washington- 49. NAL Call No.: TD171.U5 Wisconsin's "bad actors" programs. Odgers, E. EPA-J. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Nov/Dec 1991. v. 17 (5) p. 51-52. Descriptor: water-pollution; legislation-; manures-; storage-; wisconsin- 50. NAL Call No.: TD224.I6W37 Animal agriculture's effect on water quality--waste storage. Sutton, A. L. Water-Qual. West Lafayette, Ind. : School of Agriculture. July 1990. (8) 4 p. Includes references. Descriptor: water-pollution; animal-wastes; feedlot-wastes; storage-; indiana- 51. NAL Call No.: 290.9-AM32P Nitrogen seepage from earthen-built manure storage tanks. Gangbazo, G.; Cluis, D.; Vallieres, M. PAP-AMER-SOC-AGRIC-ENG p.1-13. (1989). Paper presented at the "1989 International Summer Meeting" jointly sponsored by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and the Canadian Society of Agricultural Engineering, June 25-28, 1989, Quebec, Canada. Descriptor: tanks-; cattle-manure; pig-slurry; soil-pollution; seepage- 52. NAL Call No.: TD930.A32 A study on the use of biogas from cowdung for storage insect control. Mohan, S.; Gopalan, M. Bioresource-Technol. Essex : Elsevier Applied Science Publishers. 1992 (pub. 1991). v. 39 (3) p. 229-232. Includes references. Descriptor: pigeon-peas; stored-products-pests; callosobruchus-chinensis; insect-control; cows-; farmyard-manure; biogas-; fumigation-; airtight- storage; seed-quality; cooking-quality
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