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Groundwater quality near concrete manure tanks and under heavily-manured cropland
Authors: Patni, N. K., Phillips, P. A., Hore, F. R And J. L. B. Culley
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Published in: CBE Journal » CBE Journal Volume 23 (1981)
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Description: Many liquid manure systems rely on concrete tanks for short- or long-term retention of manure. The costs of construction of such storages can be reduced if no special precautions are needed to ensure that they are watertight. However, little is known about the pollution potential of such storages due to leakage of nutrients and salts. It is generally assumed that small cracks in concrete soon become sufficiently impervious to typical liquid manures to prevent significant ground water contamination (Turnbull et al. 1977). Some studies have been made on groundwater around earthen storages for liquid manures. In a 3-yr study, Sewell (1978) observed that an initial rapid in crease in nitrate and chloride concentrations in groundwater near an anaerobic lagoon (silt and sandy loam to 1 m and quartz sand 1-4 m) for dairy cattle manure and a holding pond for the lagoon over flow was followed by a drop in concentration close to the background levels. He attributed this to the development of effective seals in the floors of the lagoon and the holding pond. In contrast, Ciravolo et al. (1979) found increased concentrations of nitrate, ammonia nitrogen and chloride in groundwater near three anaerobic swine-waste lagoons located in soils with high water tables. Rupture of lagoon seals, leading to seepage, was attributed to drying of exposed subsoil or embankment soil during recession of lagoon liquid levels and to gas release from microbial activity in soil beneath the seal. Ground water contamination in excess of drinking water standards for nitrate and chloride occurred around one of these three la goons. This lagoon, in use for more than 8 yr, was located in an area with pre dominantly sandy surface and subsurface soil whereas the other two were located in very fine or fine sandy loam with clay subsoil.
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Citation: Patni, N. K., Phillips, P. A., Hore, F. R and J. L. B. Culley 1981. GROUNDWATER QUALITY NEAR CONCRETE MANURE TANKS AND UNDER HEAVILY-MANURED CROPLAND. Canadian Agricultural Engineering 23(1):37-44.
Volume: 23
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Pages 37 - 44
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Description: Many liquid manure systems rely on concrete tanks for short- or long-term retention of manure. The costs of construction of such storages can be reduced if no special precautions are needed to ensure that they are watertight. However, little is known about the pollution potential of such storages due to leakage of nutrients and salts. It is generally assumed that small cracks in concrete soon become sufficiently impervious to typical liquid manures to prevent significant ground water contamination (Turnbull et al. 1977). Some studies have been made on groundwater around earthen storages for liquid manures. In a 3-yr study, Sewell (1978) observed that an initial rapid in crease in nitrate and chloride concentrations in groundwater near an anaerobic lagoon (silt and sandy loam to 1 m and quartz sand 1-4 m) for dairy cattle manure and a holding pond for the lagoon over flow was followed by a drop in concentration close to the background levels. He attributed this to the development of effective seals in the floors of the lagoon and the holding pond. In contrast, Ciravolo et al. (1979) found increased concentrations of nitrate, ammonia nitrogen and chloride in groundwater near three anaerobic swine-waste lagoons located in soils with high water tables. Rupture of lagoon seals, leading to seepage, was attributed to drying of exposed subsoil or embankment soil during recession of lagoon liquid levels and to gas release from microbial activity in soil beneath the seal. Ground water contamination in excess of drinking water standards for nitrate and chloride occurred around one of these three la goons. This lagoon, in use for more than 8 yr, was located in an area with pre dominantly sandy surface and subsurface soil whereas the other two were located in very fine or fine sandy loam with clay subsoil.
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Citation: Patni, N. K., Phillips, P. A., Hore, F. R and J. L. B. Culley 1981. GROUNDWATER QUALITY NEAR CONCRETE MANURE TANKS AND UNDER HEAVILY-MANURED CROPLAND. Canadian Agricultural Engineering 23(1):37-44.
Volume: 23
Issue: 1
Pages 37 - 44
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Date: 1981
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Coverage: Canada
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