期刊
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
卷 300, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113787
关键词
Aerobic; Anaerobic; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Poultry litter; Solubility
资金
- USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture
- Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station [ALA0HIGGINS]
- Auburn University Offices of the Provost
- Samuel Ginn College of Engineering
The study investigated the effects of moisture content and active aeration on soluble mineral forms of nitrogen and phosphorus in poultry litter. Higher moisture content led to increased phosphorus solubility but lower nitrification levels. Therefore, lower moisture levels are better for field application to maintain stable phosphate levels, while higher moisture levels may be suitable for low-cost phosphate recovery processes.
Poultry litter waste is typically land-applied as a soil amendment but repeated application in the vicinity of poultry houses has led to phosphorus accumulation in soil. Such application can also lead to runoff that causes eutrophication. Most farmers store litter under dry conditions or compost the litter prior to land application, but it is not clear if these approaches are best from a nutrient management-perspective. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of moisture content and active aeration on soluble mineral forms of nitrogen and phosphorus in poultry litter incubated for roughly one month. Mineral forms of nutrients are immediately plantavailable upon field application and also most conducive to low-cost stripping and recovery methods. Litters were incubated at 50% and 70% moisture content with and without active aeration. Litter aeration led to significant ammonia losses and a consequent decline in litter pH but it had no effect on phosphate solubility. Moisture content during litter incubation governed the levels of plant-available phosphate and nitrification. High (70%) moisture led to 41%-78% higher plant-available phosphate (4.2-4.8 mg/g litter) compared to litters with 50% moisture content (2.7-3.0 mg/g litter). In contrast, the 50% moisture litters experienced 5-6 fold higher levels of nitrification (0.11-0.12 mg NO3-N/g litter) than litters with 70% moisture content (0.02 mg NO3-N/g litter), regardless of aeration. The implication is that lower-moisture litter storage is likely best for field application because phosphate is less soluble under neutral-alkaline conditions and therefore less likely to end up in runoff. In contrast, higher-moisture litter storage may be amenable to low-cost processes to leach and recover phosphate from litter.
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