Reducing nitrogen losses during simulated composting of poultry manure using adsorbents or chemical amendments

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 194-201

  Kithome, M ^a   Paul, J W ^a   Bomke, A A ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENTS; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AMMONIA; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CLAY; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MANURES; MOISTURE; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; VAPORIZATION; ZEOLITES;

CHEMICAL AMENDMENTS; POULTRY MANURES;

COMPOSTING;

ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE; ALUMINUM SULFATE; AMMONIA; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CALCIUM SULFATE; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; NITROGEN; SORBENT; ZEOLITE;

ARTICLE; CLAY; COMPOSTING; MANURE; MOISTURE; POULTRY; SIMULATOR; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 0032934113     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1999.00472425002800010023x     Document Type: Article

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