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- Title
Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Runoff from Cattle Manure Compost Windrows of Different Maturities.
- Authors
Larney, Francis J.; Olson, Andrew F.; Miller, Jim J.; Tovell, Bonnie C.
- Abstract
Manure composting has become commonplace in the beef cattle (Bos taurus L.) feedlot industry in Alberta. However, the nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) characteristics of runoff from windrows subjected to heavy rainfall at different compost maturities are unknown. On Days 18, 26,40, 54, 81, 109, and 224 of composting, a rainfall simulator generated runoff, which was collected in timed 5-L increments, creating the variable "time during runoff event" (TDRE). The volumetric runoff coefficient of windrows increased from 24% of incident rainfall on Day 0 to 69% by Day 90. Ammonium-nitrogen showed a significant maturity X TDRE interaction on Day 18, increasing from 46 mg L-1 for the 0- to 5-L increment to 172 mg L-1 for the 25- to 30-L increment, as did total dissolved phosphorus (TDP), increasing from 36 to 61 mg L-1. Nitrate-nitrogen had a runoff export coefficient of 19.5 mg m² min-1 on Day 224, which was significantly higher than 1.8 to 6.3 mg m² min-1 on Days 18 to 54. Across the 224-d composting period, compost NO3-N concentration explained 87% of runoff NO3-N, whereas compost water-soluble P explained 68% of runoff TDP. The occurrence and duration of rainfall events relative to the compost maturity spectrum has implications for the magnitude of N and P mobility and overall nutrient losses.
- Subjects
NITROGEN content of manures; PHOSPHORUS content of manures; FEEDLOT runoff; ANIMAL waste &; the environment; CATTLE manure &; the environment; WINDROW composting
- Publication
Journal of Environmental Quality, 2014, Vol 43, Issue 2, p671
- ISSN
0047-2425
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2134/jeq2013.06.0230