Influence of thymol and a urease inhibitor on coliform bacteria, odor, urea, and methane from a swine production manure pit

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 773-779

  Varel, Vincent H ^a   Wells, James E ^a  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLIFORM BACTERIA; FATTY ACIDS; GREENHOUSE GASES; METHANE; PATHOGENS; UREA;

COLIFORM CELLS; THYMOL; UREASE INHIBITOR;

ENZYME INHIBITION;

METHANE; THYMOL; UREA; UREASE INHIBITOR; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CAMPYLOBACTER; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GAS; MANURE; NONHUMAN; ODOR; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; MANURE; METHANE; ODORS; SWINE; THYMOL; TIME FACTORS; UREA; UREASE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CAMPYLOBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SUIDAE;

EID: 34248380824     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2006.0394     Document Type: Article

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