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GLEAMS Simultation of Groundwater Nitrate-N From Row Crop and Swine Wastewater Spray Fields in the Eastern Coastal Plain
Nonpoint source pollution of surface and groundwater resulting from agricultural management practices is a major water quality problem. This problem was assessed on a demonstration watershed in the...
Effect of long-term swine effluent application on selected soil properties
Improving swine effluent management practices requires understanding of the fate of nutrients derived from swine effluent in soil quality. This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of...
Ammonia emissions from a large swine production complex
Observations were made of a 1000-sow pig complex in Virginia, USA, to determine atmospheric ammonia loadings. Comparisons were made with similar data from the Netherlands, where ammonia release was...
Electrostatic precipitation dust removal system for swine housing
The research objectives were to develop and evaluate a practical dust removal method for livestock housing using ionization and electrostatic precipitation. Prototype testing was conducted in an...
Measurement and impact of agricultural odors from a large scale swine production farm
With the move on a nationwide scale to greater centralization and specialization of swine production and consequent swine confinement, rural communities face the prospects of increasing odor impact...
Impact of swine waste application on ground and stream water quality in an eastern coastal plain watershed
Nonpoint source pollution from agriculture has been a major concern, particularly where intensive agricultural operations exist near environmentally sensitive waters. To address these concerns, a...
Water contamination by ammonium nitrogen following the spreading of hog manure and mineral fertilizers
Inappropriate fertilization practices in regions where livestock manure exceeds crop requirements may cause pollution by NH4+-N) during snowmelt. Annual and seasonal NH4+-N losses were evaluated for...
Seepage and electromagnetic terrain conductivity around new swine lagoons
Three swine lagoons in North Carolina's coastal region are monitored with electromagnetic terrain conductivity (EM) surveys and wells. One lagoon, in Norfold series clay soil, shows no significant...
Long-term effects of liquid hog manure on the phosphorus status of a silt loam cropped to corn
Repeated application of animal manure or mineral P fertilizer can significantly increase soil P content and enhance the risk of water contamination. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the...
Use of biofilters in odor control
Use of a peat-based biofilter to reduce odour emissions from pig manure is discussed. At an air flow of 540 msuperscript 3/h, a 5.8 msuperscript 3 pilot biofilter absorbed 554 g of NH3 per day,...
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