TABLE 22.  SWINE LIQUID MANURE SLURRY 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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Slurryb gal/135 lb/day estc - - - 2.3 - 19 142
Density lb/gal 17 8.3 8.5 8.3 8.4 0.036 - -
TS %wb 99 1.0 13 4.6 5.1 2.8 0.98 7.3
TSS %db 6 16 74 43 45 22 0.44 3.3
VS %db 46 48 88 73 73 10 0.72 5.3
VSS %db 1 46 46 46 46 - 0.45 3.3
ALKA mg/L 6 1350 10403 4419 5490 3843 0.11 0.78
BOD5 mg/L 15 14000 26619 20997 20377 3502 0.39 2.9
COD mg/L 56 9090 83388 57458 52889 20693 1.0 7.5
HARD mg/L 1 2454 2454 2454 2454 - 0.047 0.35
TOC mg/L 7 486 29000 1311 7028 9985 0.13 1.0
VA mg/L 8 618 4546 914 1796 1415 0.034 0.26
pH 37 6.3 8.4 7.5 7.4 0.49 - -
TKN lb/1000 gal 287 8.3 75 21 27 15 0.061 0.45
NH3N %tkn 73 21 94 66 63 17 0.038 0.28
NO3N lb/1000 gal 11 0.00026 0.79 0.051 0.20 0.24 0.00046 0.0034
P2O5 lb/1000 gal 267 2.6 91 15 19 15 0.043 0.32
PO4 %p2o5 4 53 73 68 66 8.1 0.029 0.21
K2O lb/1000 gal 262 3.9 54 13 15 8.7 0.035 0.26
Al lb/1000 gal 2 0.090 0.97 0.53 0.53 0.44 0.0012 0.0090
As lb/1000 gal 1 0.00042 0.00042 0.00042 0.00042 - 0.0000010 0.0000071
B lb/1000 gal 94 0.0019 0.067 0.011 0.014 0.010 3.19E-05 0.00024
Ca lb/1000 gal 191 1.2 30 5.8 7.8 6.1 0.018 0.13
Cd lb/1000 gal 1 0.00026 0.00026 0.00026 0.00026 - 0.00000059 0.0000044
Cl lb/1000 gal 5 2.3 10 2.5 4.4 3.1 0.010 0.074
Cu lb/1000 gal 204 0.0033 0.60 0.066 0.11 0.11 0.00025 0.0018
Fe lb/1000 gal 183 0.067 3.3 0.49 0.75 0.72 0.0017 0.013
Mg lb/1000 gal 193 0.17 10 2.1 2.7 2.3 0.0062 0.046
Mn lb/1000 gal 183 0.0083 0.76 0.090 0.13 0.13 0.00029 0.0022
Na lb/1000 gal 104 0.83 10 2.5 2.9 1.9 0.0067 0.050
Ni lb/1000 gal 1 0.0026 0.0026 0.0026 0.0026 - 0.0000061 0.000045
S lb/1000 gal 97 0.42 13 1.7 2.4 2.3 0.0054 0.040
Zn lb/1000 gal 190 0.017 1.9 0.25 0.36 0.34 0.00082 0.0061
Cond umho/cm 10 3990 16512 13908 11364 5127 - -
ADF %db 1 25 25 25 25 - 0.24 1.8
CF %db 3 15 18 15 16 1.4 0.16 1.2
CP %db 4 17 28 22 23 4.0 0.22 1.7
EE %db 4 6.1 14 9.4 9.6 2.8 0.094 0.70
NDF %db 1 49 49 49 49 - 0.48 3.5
NFE %db 3 29 38 30 32 4.2 0.32 2.4
GE kcal/gm, db 2 4.0 4.4 4.2 4.2 0.25 1877 13900
Aer cols/100 mL 2 5.50E+09 5.00E+10 2.78E+10 2.78E+10 2.22E+10 2.41E+12 1.79E+13
Anaer cols/100 mL 2 1.50E+10 3.30E+10 2.39E+10 2.39E+10 8.90E+09 2.08E+12 1.54E+13
EC cols/100 mL 1 8.40E+08 8.40E+08 8.40E+08 8.40E+08 - 7.30E+10 5.41E+11
Ecoli cols/100 mL 2 7.00E+06 5.00E+07 2.85E+07 2.85E+07 2.15E+07 2.47E+09 1.83E+10
Fac cols/100 mL 1 1.10E+11 1.10E+11 1.13E+11 1.13E+11 - 9.82E+12 7.27E+13
FC cols/100 mL 4 1.00E+06 9.20E+06 2.68E+06 3.89E+06 3.21E+06 3.38E+08 2.5E+09
FS cols/100 mL 1 5.00E+06 5.00E+06 4.98E+06 4.98E+06 - 4.33E+08 3.2E+09
SC cols/100 mL 2 3.30E+08 8.40E+09 4.37E+09 4.37E+09 4.03E+09 3.79E+11 2.81E+12
TC cols/100 mL 3 6.70E+06 4.00E+07 1.60E+07 2.09E+07 1.40E+07 1.82E+09 1.34E+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 3-6 months accumulation of manure, urine, excess water usage, storage surface rainfall surplus;
does not include fresh water for flushing or lot runoff.
c Mean value extrapolated from other data; measured values not available.