Effect of Chemical and Microbial Amendments on Ammonia Volatilization from Composting Poultry Litter

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 728-734

  DeLaune, P B ^a   Moore Jr , P A ^b   Daniel, T C ^a   Lemunyon, J L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c USDA NRCS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; MICROBIOLOGY; VAPORIZATION;

MICROBIAL AMENDMENTS; POULTRY LITTER;

AMMONIA;

AMMONIA; PHOSPHORIC ACID;

AGRICULTURE; AGRONOMY; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPOSTING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; MANURE; ORGANIC POLLUTION; POULTRY; VOLATILIZATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 1642385353     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2004.7280     Document Type: Article

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