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Animal manure for biogas production - what happens to the soil?

Løes, Anne-Kristin; Johansen , Anders; Pommeresche, Reidun and Riley, Hugh (2011) Animal manure for biogas production - what happens to the soil? In: Hultgren, Jan; Persson, Paula; Nadeau, Elisabet and Fogelberg, Fredrik (Eds.) Book of abstracts of the 24th NJF congress. NJF Report 7 (3) 2011, Nordic Association of Agricultural Scientists, NJF, Uppsala, Sweden, 7 (3), NJF Report, p. 153.

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Summary

Utilizing animal slurry to produce biogas may reduce fossil fuel usage and emissions of greenhouse gases. However, there is limited information on how the recycling of digested slurry as a fertilizer impacts soil fertility in the long run. This is of concern because organic matter in the slurry is converted to methane, which escapes the on-farm carbon cycle. In 2010, a study of this question was initiated on the organic research farm in Tingvoll, Norway. So far, a biogas plant has been built, producing anaerobically digested slurry to be compared with undigested slurry in perennial ley and arable crops. Effects on crop yields, soil fauna, microbial communities, soil structure, organic matter and nutrient concentrations are measured.


EPrint Type:Conference paper, poster, etc.
Type of presentation:Poster
Keywords:SOILEFFECTS, anaerobic digestion, biogass, biorest, soil fertility, animal manure, soil organic matter, earthworms, collembolae, meitemark, springhaler
Subjects: Soil > Soil quality
Soil > Soil quality > Soil biology
Crop husbandry > Composting and manuring
Research affiliation: Denmark > AU - Aarhus University > AU, NERI - National Environmental Research Institute
Norway > Bioforsk - Norwegian Institute for Agriculture and Environmental Research > Bioforsk Arable Crops Division
Norway > Bioforsk - Norwegian Institute for Agriculture and Environmental Research > Bioforsk Organic Food and Farming Division
Deposited By: Løes, Anne-Kristin
ID Code:19139
Deposited On:07 Jul 2011 13:29
Last Modified:07 Jul 2011 13:29
Document Language:English
Status:Published
Refereed:Peer-reviewed and accepted

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