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dc.contributor.authorMartinez-Suller, L.*
dc.contributor.authorProvolo, G.*
dc.contributor.authorCarton, Owen T.*
dc.contributor.authorBrennan, Denis D.*
dc.contributor.authorKirwan, Laura*
dc.contributor.authorRichards, Karl G.*
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-24T11:07:43Z
dc.date.available2012-09-24T11:07:43Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.citationThe composition of dirty water on dairy farms in Ireland. L. Martínez-Suller, G. Provolo, O.T. Carton, D. Brennan, L. Kirwan and K.G. Richards. Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research, vol. 49, no. 1, (2010), pp67-80en_GB
dc.identifier.issn0791-6833
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11019/172
dc.descriptionpeer-revieweden_GB
dc.description.abstractConsiderable quantities of dirty water, composed of milking parlour wash-water, milk spillages, runoff from cattle yard areas and, possibly, effluent from silage and manure, are produced on dairy farms. In Ireland, dirty water from dairy farm facilities is normally managed by spreading on, or irrigation to, land. It has considerable potential to cause water pollution due to its high pH, 5-day biochemical oxygen demand and its N and P concentrations. The objective of the present study was to contribute to better management of dirty water on dairy farms by providing estimates of its composition using rapid methods that can be easily used on farms. During the experiment, 34 samples were collected from the facilities on the dairy farm at Teagasc, Johnstown Castle (Wexford), between 27 January and 1 May, 2006. Dry matter and specific gravity provided the best indicator of biochemical oxygen demand, total nitrogen and phosphorous, and micro and macro nutrients. The nutrient concentration of dirty water can be determined rapidly using either dry matter concentration or specific gravity, enabling farmers to include this information in the nutrient management plan for their farm.en_GB
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherTeagascen_GB
dc.relation.ispartofseriesIrish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research;Vol. 49
dc.subjectdairyen_GB
dc.subjectdirty wateren_GB
dc.subjectpredicting nutrient compostionen_GB
dc.subjectsoiled wateren_GB
dc.titleThe composition of dirty water on dairy farms in Irelanden_GB
dc.typeArticleen_GB
dc.identifier.rmis5191
dc.identifier.rmis5728
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