Effect of Alum Additions to Poultry Litter on In-House Ammonia and Greenhouse Gas Concentrations and Emissions

Eugene, Branly; Moore, Philip; Li, Hong; Miles, D. M.; Trabue, Steven; Burns, Robert; Buser, Michael D.

doi:10.2134/jeq2014.09.0404er

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“…The pH gradually increased during the incubation period to ∼5.8, compared with 9.1 for the unamended, after 3 mo of incubation. This acidifying effect of alum was expected, as shown elsewhere (Eugene et al., 2015; Line, 2002; Moore, Daniel, & Edwards, 2000). This acidifying effect is also the basis for its use as an amendment in chicken houses to reduce water‐soluble phosphorus and NH 3 volatilization from poultry houses at lower rates (5–10%) (Gilmour et al., 2004; Moore et al., 2000), compared with 15% in our study.…”

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confidence: 84%

Decomposition of poultry litter organic matter co‐applied with industrial and agricultural products/by‐products

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Miles

et al. 2021

J of Env Quality

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Increasing soil organic matter (SOM) is one purpose of applying manures to soils, but soil-applied manures decompose and disappear in a short time, leaving very little trace as SOM. The objective of this study was to test and identify agricultural and industrial products and by-products (PBPs) that reduce the speed of manure decomposition and, potentially, increase SOM. Raw poultry litter (PL) was amended with selected PBPs (15% fresh weight) and incubated for 1-3 mo. Unamended PL lost an average of 19% of its dry weight after 1 mo incubation and 24% of its dry weight after 3 mo. Monitoring the CO 2 release during a 1-mo incubation revealed that decomposition and weight loss of unamended PL is greatest in the first 2 d. Amending PL with Al 2 (SO 4) 3 ⋅18H 2 O and CaO reduced cumulative CO 2 release and final dry biomass loss during the incubation period of 1-3 mo. Amending PL with Al 2 (SO 4) 3 ⋅18H 2 O reduced PL temperature by up to 14˚C and pH by ∼4.0, whereas CaO elevated its temperature by up to 24˚C and pH by ∼4.0. Both products suppressed total culturable bacteria and reduced dehydrogenase activity soon after mixing. Amending PL with flue gas desulfurization gypsum, CaCO 3 , cement kiln dust, or biochar either enhanced or had no effect on suppressing litter decomposition. Our results overall show that the decomposition of PL and possibly other manures may be slowed and that the soil-residence life of manure C may be increased using PBPs that raise or lower manure pH and temperature.

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Decomposition of poultry litter organic matter co‐applied with industrial and agricultural products/by‐products

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“…The NH 3 emission rates for broilers varied from 0.09 to 0.43 g day À1 bird À1 in European countries ( Table 2). The average NH 3 emission rate obtained in the present study (0.13 g NH 3 day À1 bird À1 ) was comparable with values reported by Nicholson et al (2004) in UK and Guiziou and B eline (2005) Eugene et al (2015) in USA and by Calvet et al (2011) in Spain (0.049e0.051 g N 2 O day À1 bird À1 ), but much larger than those reported by Guiziou and B eline (2005) in France and by Wiedemann et al (2016) in Australia (0e0.007 g N 2 O day À1 bird À1 ) ( Table 2). …”

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“…As can be observed in Eugene et al (2015) in USA and Roumeliotis et al (2010) in Canada (0.414e0.753 g CH 4 day À1 bird À1 ) and higher than emission rate reported by Calvet et al (2011) in Spain and by Guiziou and B eline (2005) …”

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confidence: 64%

“…Previous studies reported (Calvet et al, 2011;Brou cek and Cerm ak, 2015;Eugene et al, 2015) a great variation on gas emission rates between seasons and countries, being related with outdoor climate, housing and diet supplied to broilers. Hence, more studies are needed, mainly in warmer regions because a very limited number of studies have been conducted under these conditions.…”

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Assessment of ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions from broiler houses in Portugal

Pereira

2017

Atmospheric Pollution Research

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a b s t r a c tBroiler husbandry is a significant source of ammonia (NH 3 ), nitrous oxide (N 2 O), carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and methane (CH 4 ) emissions but scarce studies have been made under Mediterranean conditions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the NH 3 , N 2 O, CO 2 and CH 4 emissions on commercial broiler houses under Portuguese winter conditions. The study was made on a commercial broiler farm located in central Portugal. Three tunnel ventilated broiler houses with similar equipment and production practices were selected. The outdoor and indoor environmental conditions, gas concentrations and ventilation rates of each broiler house were measured during 42 days of growing cycle. Results showed that the maximum concentrations of NH 3 , N 2 O, CO 2 and CH 4 did not exceed the threshold values recommended to maintain indoor air quality on broiler houses. The average emission rates from broiler houses under winter conditions were 0.13 ± 0.04, 0.041 ± 0.002, 96.2 ± 8.8 and 0.226 ± 0.013 g day À1 bird À1 (22.0 ± 7.3, 6.7 ± 0.3, 16,028 ± 1465 and 37.7 ± 2.1 g day À1 LU À1) for NH 3 , N 2 O, CO 2 and CH 4 , respectively. Furthermore, NH 3 and N 2 O emission rates of this study are in the same range than measurements from most European countries, but CH 4 emission rate seems higher to those reported for Mediterranean countries.

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“…However, excessive PL applications may cause soil P accumulation and decrease the P sorption capacity, which promote leaching of the nutrients to subsurface waters (Abdala, Ghosh, Silva, Novais, & Alvarez-Venegas, 2012) and base leaching in the soil profile, probably due to the presence of malic and oxalic acid in organic manure (Gebrim et al, 2008). Furthermore, ammonia (NH 3 -N), and greenhouse gases can be released with PL application and can contribute to environmental contamination (Eugene et al, 2015). To prevent P accumulation from organic nutrient sources, it is necessary to use complementary N sources such as N-fixing or N-rich fertilizers to balance P budgets (Maltais-Landry, Scow, Brennan, Torbert, & Vitousek, 2016).…”

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Methods and rates of poultry litter fertilization for corn silage in organic system

2019

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The creation of proper soil fertility is fundamental to the agroecological transition phase and guarantees the sustainability of organic agribusiness. In a randomized complete block design with a 3 x 2 factorial scheme with 1 additional treatment (control, without organic fertilizer), we tested three poultry litter rates (7, 14, and 21 Mg ha-1) at sowing or splitting between sowing (30%) and side-dressing (70%) for two summer corn whole-plant silage crops and for the soil chemical attributes. The splitting of the poultry litter rate during the rainy season preserves the soil K content, prevents the accumulation of soil P and increases the efficiency of the increasing yields of the organic whole-plant corn silage crop. The reapplication of pre-sowing poultry litter can lead to an accumulation of P and Ca in the soil but favors fresh matter and cob dry matter yields in the dry season. The splitting of the poultry litter rate for whole-plant corn silage can guarantee technical and environmental sustainability in rainy years, but on the other hand, the reapplication of this organic fertilizer only at pre-sowing can increase the fresh matter yield and protein quality of organic whole-plant corn silage cultivated in an Inceptisol in the dry season.

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Effect of Alum Additions to Poultry Litter on In-House Ammonia and Greenhouse Gas Concentrations and Emissions

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Decomposition of poultry litter organic matter co‐applied with industrial and agricultural products/by‐products

Decomposition of poultry litter organic matter co‐applied with industrial and agricultural products/by‐products

Assessment of ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions from broiler houses in Portugal

Methods and rates of poultry litter fertilization for corn silage in organic system

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