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Alum‐Treated Poultry Litter Reduces Phosphorus in Leachate
Author(s) -
John Doe
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
csa news
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2325-3584
pISSN - 1529-9163
DOI - 10.2134/csa2018.63.0511
Subject(s) - poultry litter , alum , leachate , litter , phosphorus , environmental science , chemistry , environmental chemistry , ecology , biology , nutrient , organic chemistry
In an article recently published in the Journal of Environmental Quality, researchers evaluated the effects of alumtreated versus untreated poultry litter on P leaching from soil cores taken from plots receiving poultry litter applications for 20 years. They found adding alum to poultry litter has a positive legacy effect on P; significantly reducing soluble P concentrations in leachate by 83% compared with untreated litter.