Manure management

Manure management refers to capture, storage, treatment, and utilization of animal manures in an environmentally sustainable manner. It can be retained in various holding facilities. Animal manure (also referred to as animal waste) can occur in a liquid, slurry, or solid form. It is utilized by distribution on fields in amounts that enrich soils without causing water pollution or unacceptably high levels of nutrient enrichment. Manure management is a component of nutrient management.

Hazards

In confined spaces the gasses from manure can lethally asphyxiate humans.[1] There is also a drowning danger.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Farm Owner and Son Asphyxiated in Manure Waste Pit--Minnesota". cdc.gov. October 15, 2014.
  2. ↑ Mike Hellgren (May 24, 2012). "Man, 2 Sons Found Dead In Kent County Manure Pit".
  3. ↑ David Groves. "Another dairy worker drowns in manure pit". The Stand.

Report for Congress: Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws, 2005 Edition

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