Loss of nitrogen through ammonia volatilisation during and following the application of pig or cattle slurry to grassland

Pain, B. F.; Phillips, V.R.; Clarkson, C. R.; Klarenbeek, J.V.

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“…Such a course with the main part of emissions occurring in the first ten to twenty hours is quite common after slurry spreading and has often been documented (e.g. Pain et al, 1989;Mannheim et al, 1995;Braschkat et al, 1997;Génermont et al, 1998;Menzi et al, 1998;Misselbrook et al, 2002;Huijsmans et al, 2003;Rochette et al, 2008;Sanz et al, 2010). The conditions at the Oensingen grassland revert back to a small, potentially bi-directional flux regime after about 5 days and even the canopy compensation point returns to prefertilisation levels after about 10 days .…”

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confidence: 87%

“…It comprises values between 4 % to almost 100 % (e.g. Pain et al, 1989;Braschkat et al, 1997;Génermont et al, 1998;Menzi et al, 1998;Huijsmans et al, 2001;Søgaard et al, 2002;Huijsmans et al, 2003;Misselbrook et al, 2002Misselbrook et al, , 2005aSanz et al, 2010;Spirig et al, 2010;Uusi-Kämppä and Mattila, 2010). The strong stickiness of the polar NH 3 molecule complicates measurements of ambient NH 3 concentrations (Parrish and Fehsenfeld, 2000;von Bobrutzki et al, 2010) and consequently fluxes.…”

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Determination of field scale ammonia emissions for common slurry spreading practice with two independent methods

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Abstract.At a cropland and a grassland site field scale ammonia (NH 3 ) emissions from slurry application were determined simultaneously by two approaches based on (i) eddy covariance (EC) flux measurements using high temperature Chemical Ionisation Mass Spectrometry (HT-CIMS) and on (ii) backward Lagrangian Stochastic (bLS) dispersion modelling using concentration measurements by three optical open path Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) systems. Slurry was spread on the fields in sequential tracks over a period of one to two hours. In order to calculate field emissions, measured EC/HT-CIMS fluxes were combined with flux footprint analysis of individual slurry spreading tracks to parameterise the NH 3 volatilisation with a bi-exponential time dependence. Accordingly, track-resolved concentration footprints for the FTIR measurements were calculated using bLS. A consistency test with concentrations measured by impingers showed very low systematic deviations for the EC/HT-CIMS results (<8 %) but larger deviations for the bLS/FTIR results. For both slurry application events, the period during fertilisation and the subsequent two hours contributed by more than 80 % to the total field emissions. Averaged over the two measurement methods, the cumulated emissions of the first day amounted to 17 ± 3 % loss of applied total ammoniacal nitrogen over the cropland and 16 ± 3 % over the grassland field.

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Determination of field scale ammonia emissions for common slurry spreading practice with two independent methods

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“…Previously, ammonia volatilization from animal husbandries has been assessed by micrometeorological mass balance methods [6,32] and by wind tunnels [23,38]. The in vitro model described in the present work had the advantage to be more simple, fast and cost-effective than both micrometeorological techniques and wind tunnels.…”

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“…For example, Kitai and Arakawa [19] suggested the sterilization of excreta from broiler chickens or the incubation of fresh excreta with the antibiotic thiopeptin. Ammonia release can be also prevented by slurry acidification [15,25,27,28,32,43]. For example, Stevens et al [41] reported that at least 80% of the ammonia release from pig and cow slurries could be prevented by acidifying the slurry to pH 6.0 and 5.5, respectively.…”

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Ionic adsorption of ammonium and nitrate on some animal litters and their role in ammonia volatilization. Laboratory results

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Ann. Zootech.

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-Two experiments were carried out to determine the adsorption of ammonium and nitrate on litters (Exp. 1) and the volatilization of ammonia in their presence (Exp. 2). In Exp. 1, glass tubes containing 15 ml of a buffered solution enriched with NH 4 Cl calculated as 10.59 mg . l -1 of NH 4 + or KNO 3 calculated as 50 mg . l -1 of NO 3 -were used. Graded amounts (0 [control], 25, 50, 100 mg) of litters (wheat straw, flax straw (Equi-lin ® ), zeolite (Zeolite Stall Fresh ® ), spruce sawdust and beech sawdust) were added to the tubes which were incubated for 24 h. Ammonium and nitrate concentrations, and pH, were checked on the supernatant. A preliminary experiment was carried out with zeolite to come to an ammonium balance. After adsorption of ammonium by graded amounts of zeolite, [0 (control), 0.25, 1, 2, 4 g], ammonium balance was assessed after two elutions with 1 N HCl. In Exp. 2, Woulff flasks were used and ammonia was trapped in a solution of 0.1 N HCl. The preliminary experiment showed that the ammonium added and adsorbed by different amounts of zeolite was completely recovered after 2 elutions. All litters, except beech sawdust, were effective in ammonium adsorption. Especially, the straws were required in very small amounts to immobilize the added ammonium or nitrate. Furthermore, with straws the pH value decreased from pH 7.50-7.60 to pH 6.90, and this effect was related to the amounts of material added. For each pH group, ammonia volatilization was significantly decreased (P < 0.05) with straw (wheat straw, Equi-lin ® ) as compared with their blank pH group. However, no significant decrease was observed with sawdust (spruce, beech) and zeolite. ammonium / nitrate / adsorption / ammonia volatilization / litters

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“…The quantity of this immediately available N can be almost half of the total N and this percentage is higher than that of the solid cattle manure (Beauchamp, 1986;Bechini & Marino, 2009;Sutton et al, 1986). A significant amount of the ammoniacal N in LCM can be lost, as NH 3 by volatilization, shortly after LCM application to soils (Beauchamp et al, 1982;de Jonge et al, 2004;Pain et al, 1989;Pfluke et al, 2011aPfluke et al, , 2011bWebb et al, 2010). However, this depends on the properties of the LCM and soil, where manure is applied, and also on the rate, manner, timing of application and weather conditions and interactions among these factors (Beauchamp et al, 1982;Mannheim et al, 1995;Pain et al, 1990;Reijs et al, 2007;Rochette et al, 2006;Sorensen, 1998;Thompson et al, 1990aThompson et al, , 1990b.…”

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Liquid Cattle Manure Application to Soil and Its Effect on Crop Growth, Yield, Composition, and on Soil Properties

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2012

Soil Fertility Improvement and Integrated Nutrient Management - A Global Perspective

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Loss of nitrogen through ammonia volatilisation during and following the application of pig or cattle slurry to grassland

Abstract: A BS T R A C TThe micrometeorological mass balance method \<*as used to determine ammonia (NH,)

Cited by 125 publications

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Determination of field scale ammonia emissions for common slurry spreading practice with two independent methods

Determination of field scale ammonia emissions for common slurry spreading practice with two independent methods

Ionic adsorption of ammonium and nitrate on some animal litters and their role in ammonia volatilization. Laboratory results

Liquid Cattle Manure Application to Soil and Its Effect on Crop Growth, Yield, Composition, and on Soil Properties

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