TABLE 52.  LAYER UNPAVED DEEP PIT STORED MANURE CHARACTERISTICS *
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Parameter Unitsa Total Parameter Concentration Parameter Mass
No of ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------lb/day/-----------
Observ minimum maximum median mean std dev bird 1000 lb
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Manureb lb/4 lb/day estc - - - 0.11 - 0.11 27
Density lb/ft3 2 42 61 51 51 10 - -
TS %wb 33 31 88 50 53 16 0.057 14
VS %db 3 49 70 61 60 8.4 0.034 8.6
COD mg/kg 6 220759 348573 274162 285683 41480 0.031 7.7
pH 1 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 - - -
TKN lb/ton 33 6.8 70 33.3 34 16 0.0018 0.45
NH3N %tkn 4 31 40 35 35 4.0 0.00064 0.16
NO3N lb/ton 1 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 - 0.00027 0.068
P2O5 lb/ton 32 16 105 50 51 23 0.0028 0.69
K2O lb/ton 29 10 56 25 26 11 0.0014 0.36
Ca lb/ton 13 15 170 75 76 48 0.0041 1.0
Mg lb/ton 12 2.2 9.7 5.2 5.7 2.3 0.00031 0.078
S lb/ton 7 1.4 8.5 5.0 4.8 2.4 0.00026 0.065
Na lb/ton 7 0.77 6.3 3.2 3.3 1.9 0.00018 0.045
Fe lb/ton 8 0.88 5.0 2.3 2.8 1.4 0.00015 0.038
Mn lb/ton 10 0.19 0.86 0.37 0.44 0.24 0.000024 0.0059
B lb/ton 6 0.0028 0.069 0.041 0.036 0.024 0.0000020 0.00049
Mo lb/ton 2 0.00034 0.00043 0.00038 0.00038 0.000045 0.000000021 0.0000052
Cr lb/ton 1 0.038 0.038 0.038 0.038 - 0.0000021 0.00052
Zn lb/ton 10 0.20 0.55 0.33 0.35 0.11 0.000019 0.0047
Cu lb/ton 8 0.011 0.12 0.050 0.058 0.033 0.0000031 0.00078
Ni lb/ton 1 0.085 0.085 0.085 0.085 - 0.0000046 0.0011
Pb lb/ton 1 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.13 - 0.0000072 0.0018
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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 Annual manure accumulation.
c Mean value extrapolated from other data; measured values not available.