Prediction of the nutrients value and biochemical characteristics of swine slurry by measurement of EC - Electrical conductivity

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 100, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 4683-4689

  Suresh, A ^a   Choi, H L ^a   Oh, D I ^b   Moon, O K ^c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute (KEITI)   (South Korea)

^c Animal Plant and Fisheries Quarantine and Inspection Agency   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Electrical conductivity; Nutrients; Swine slurry; Total solids

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA NITROGEN; BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; COLONY FORMING UNITS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; MACRO-AND MICRONUTRIENTS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; MICROBIAL PARAMETERS; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER; SOUTH KOREA; SPECIFIC GRAVITY; SWINE FARM; SWINE SLURRY; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS; TOTAL NITROGEN; TOTAL SOLIDS; VOLATILE SOLID;

BACTERIOLOGY; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DISSOLUTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEAVY METALS; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SLURRIES; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS;

AMMONIA; HEAVY METAL; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; TRACE ELEMENT;

BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HEAVY METAL; LIVESTOCK; NUTRIENT; SLURRY;

AGRICULTURAL SLURRY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MACRONUTRIENT; MICROFLORA; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER METHOD; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PIG FARMING; PLANT NUTRIENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE DENSITY; SALMONELLA; SOUTH KOREA;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; SEWAGE; SPECIFIC GRAVITY; SWINE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; SOUTH KOREA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA; SUIDAE;

EID: 67649380341     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.05.006     Document Type: Article

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