Manure Treatment Technologies

Options for Manure Treatment

Treatment Technologies

• Aerobic Manure Treatment
• Composting Manure
• Biogas and Anaerobic Digestion
• Vegetative Treatment Systems
• Liquid Manure Storage Treatment Options, Including Lagoons
• Manure Amendments for Mitigating Air Emissions
• Manure Treatment Technologies for Mitigating Air Emissions
• Solid-Liquid Manure Separation
• Vermicomposting Animal Manure
• Thermal Technologies (pyrolysis, gasification, combustion)

Webcast Presentations On Manure Treatment Technology

• Anaerobically Digested Manures
• Dry Manure Housing Webcast, Bedded Barns for Beef Cattle and Compost Barns for Dairy Cattle
• Evaluating Manure Treatment Through Farm Pilot Project Coordination
• Overview of Alternative Manure Treatments, Matching the Treatment to the Environmental Concern
• Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and Two Innovative Technologies–Vermicomposting and Pyrolysis
• Webcasts and Virtual Tours of Vegetative Treatment Systems (VTS)

Research Summaries About Manure Treatment

• Mitigating Air Emissions from Animal Manure: Summaries of Innovative Technologies
• Research Summary: Aerobic Treatment Unit Performance on Dairy Wash Water
• Research Summary: Anaerobic Biogas Potential to Determine Treatment and Energy Potential
• Research Summary: Black Soldier Fly Prepupae – A Compelling Alternative to Fish Meal and Fish Oil
• Research Summary: Controlling Runoff from Beef Feedlots Using Vegetative Treatment Systems
• Research Summary: Development of a Field-Scale Surface Aeration System to Treat Swine Manure for Odor Ccontrol
• Research Summary: Efficacy of Microbial Treatment to Reduce Phosphorus and other Substances from Dairy Lagoon Effluent
• Research Summary: Evaluation of a Synthetic Tube Dewatering System for Animal Waste Pollution Control
• Research Summary: Feedstock Blending to Optimize Anaerobic Treatment
• Research Summary: Laboratory-Scale Study on Hydrogen Production in a Fermentative Bioreactor Semi-Continuously Fed by Swine Manure
• Research Summary: Phosphorus Removal from Covered-Digester Effluent with a Continuous-Flow Struvite System
• Research Summary: Protocol for Determining the Cost/Benefit of a Manure Storage Lagoon Cover
• Research Summary: Turnip Response to Vermicompost

Educational, Technical, and Financial Assistance Resources

• Educational and Commercial Resources for Manure Composting
• Equipment and Software for Manure Composting
• Frequently Asked Questions About Vermicomposting Animal Manure
• Manure Use for Fertilizer and Energy: June 2009 Report to Congress
• National Financial Assistance Resources
• Recommended Resources About Vegetative Treatment Systems
• Vegetative Treatment Systems Frequently Asked Questions