TABLE 11.BEEF PAVED SURFACE SCRAPED MANURE CHARACTERISTICS *
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Parameter Unitsa Total  Parameter Concentration Parameter Mass
No of ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------lb/day/-----------
Observ minimum maximum median mean std dev head 1000 lb
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Manureb lb/800 lb/day estc - - - 33 - 33 42
Density lb/ft3 1 60 60 60 60 - - -
TS %wb 27 14 51 24 29 12 9.6 12
TSS %db 1 23 23 23 23 - 2.2 2.8
VS %db 9 48 88 76 73 14 7.0 8.8
BOD5 mg/kg 1 3200 3200 3200 3200 - 0.11 0.13
COD mg/kg 7 148810 291333 169737 191083 47419 6.4 8.0
pH 3 7.3 7.8 7.7 7.6 0.23 - -
TKN lb/ton 27 5.5 24 14 14 4.8 0.23 0.29
NH3N %tkn 5 19 45 39 36 8.7 0.082 0.10
NO3N lb/ton 3 0.23 0.77 0.50 0.50 0.27 0.0083 0.010
P2O5 lb/ton 27 3.2 19 7.7 9.4 4.5 0.16 0.20
PO4 %p2o5 2 47 49 48 48 0.80 0.075 0.094
K2O lb/ton 24 7.6 20[1] 13 13 2.8 0.22 0.27
B lb/ton 4 0.0017 0.011 0.0063 0.0064 0.0035 0.00011 0.00013
Ca lb/ton 7 2.4 12 5.0 5.8 3.1 0.10 0.12
Cl lb/ton 4 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 - 0.13 0.16
Cu lb/ton 5 0.0063 0.016 0.0079 0.0091 0.0034 0.00015 0.00019
Fe lb/ton 5 0.41 2.4 1.6 1.4 0.75 0.024 0.030
Mg lb/ton 8 1.2 5.0 3.1 3.2 1.2 0.053 0.066
Mn lb/ton 6 0.040 0.23 0.10 0.12 0.060 0.0020 0.0025
Mo lb/ton 1 0.00046 0.00046 0.00046 0.00046 - 0.0000077 0.000010
Na lb/ton 6 0.52 2.1 1.1 1.2 0.52 0.020 0.025
S lb/ton 4 0.76 3.0 1.6 1.77 0.89 0.030 0.037
Zn lb/ton 5 0.036 0.069 0.047 0.052 0.014 0.00086 0.0011
Cond umho/cm 1 6415 6415 6415 6415 - - -
Anaer col/100 gm 1 1.60E+10 1.60E+10 1.60E+10 1.60E+10 - 2.43E+12 3.04E+12
FC col/100 gm 2 1.70E+07 5.00E+08 2.60E+08 2.60E+08 2.43E+08 3.95E+10 4.94E+10
FS col/100 gm 1 4.50E+06 4.50E+06 4.45E+06 4.45E+06 - 6.75E+08 8.44E+08
TB col/100 gm 1 5.00E+10 5.00E+10 5.00E+10 5.00E+10 - 7.59E+12 9.49E+12
TC col/100 gm 3 1.80E+08 8.80E+08 4.50E+08 5.01E+08 2.86E+08 7.61E+10 9.51E+10
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* References:Biological & Agricultural Engineering Dept, North Carolina State University, Jan 1994.
Agronomic Division, North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services.
a All concentrations as is or wet basis (wb) except as noted dry matter basis (db); all mass values wb.
b Manure collected within 1 week.
c Mean value extrapolated from other data; measured values not available.

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