TABLE 5.DAIRY ANAEROBIC LAGOON SLUDGE 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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Sludgeb gal/1400 lb/day 5 4.7 7.2 5.6 5.9 1.0 50 35
Density lb/gal estc - - - 8.3 - - -
TS %wb 14 1.1 19 6.9 7.3 4.6 3.6 2.6
VS %db 9 46 65 57 57 5.9 2.0 1.5
COD mg/L 8 10350 67500 30405 31206 19002 1.5 1.1
TOC mg/L 3 7464 19770 9888 12374 5323 0.61 0.44
pH 7 7.1 8.8 7.3 7.5 0.55 - -
TKN lb/1000 gal 20 5.7 42 20 19 8.7 0.11 0.081
NH3N %tkn 11 13 84 21 32 23 0.037 0.026
NO3N lb/1000 gal 3 0.0014 0.029 0.0045 0.012 0.012 0.000069 0.000049
P2O5 lb/1000 gal 17 5.3 128 37 42 33 0.25 0.18
PO4 %p2o5 4 53 69 60 60 6.4 0.15 0.11
K2O lb/1000 gal 20 1.6 29 7.1 9.2 7.2 0.055 0.039
Ca lb/1000 gal 13 0.76 39 18 18 13 0.10 0.07
Mg lb/1000 gal 12 0.54 15 6.9 7.5 4.0 0.045 0.032
S lb/1000 gal 6 3.6 18 5.6 7.4 5.1 0.044 0.031
Na lb/1000 gal 9 1.7 6.6 2.1 2.9 1.6 0.017 0.012
Cl lb/1000 gal 6 1.6 2.8 1.9 2.1 0.42 0.012 0.0087
Fe lb/1000 gal 7 1.9 16 7.3 7.4 4.5 0.044 0.032
Mn lb/1000 gal 8 0.26 1.6 0.53 0.66 0.44 0.0039 0.0028
B lb/1000 gal 5 0.0084 0.17 0.027 0.066 0.060 0.00039 0.00028
Zn lb/1000 gal 11 0.33 1.9 0.63 0.74 0.41 0.0044 0.0032
Cu lb/1000 gal 12 0.076 1.1 0.27 0.46 0.37 0.0028 0.0020
Cond umho/cm 6 2400 4900 3671 3649 726 - -
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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 No manure solids removal prior to lagoon.
c Mean value extrapolated from other data; measured values not available.