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Sven G. Sommer - Animal Manure Recycling: Treatment and Management - 9781118488539 - V9781118488539
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Animal Manure Recycling: Treatment and Management

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Description for Animal Manure Recycling: Treatment and Management Hardcover. A rapidly changing and expanding livestock and poultry production sector is causing a range of environmental problems on local, regional and global scales. Num Pages: 382 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: TQSR; TVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 195 x 24. Weight in Grams: 864.

A rapidly changing and expanding livestock and poultry production sector is causing a range of environmental problems on local, regional and global scales.

Animal Manure Recycling: Treatment and Management presents an accessible overview of environmentally friendly technologies for managing animal manure more efficiently and in a sustainable manner. The book describes the physical and chemical characteristics of animal manure and microbial processes, featuring detailed examples and case studies showing how this knowledge can be used in practice. Readers are introduced to the sustainable use of animal manure for crop fertilisation and soil amelioration. Environmentally friendly technologies for reducing emissions of ... Read more

Topics covered include:

  • Regulation of animal manure management
  • Manure organic matter: characteristics and microbial transformations
  • Greenhouse gas emissions from animal manures and technologies for their reduction
  • Technologies and logistics for handling, transport and distribution of animal manures
  • Bioenergy production
  • Animal manure residue upgrading and nutrient recovery in bio-fertilisers
  • Life cycle assessment of manure management systems
  • Innovation in animal manure management and recycling

Animal Manure Recycling: Treatment and Management presents state-of-the-art coverage of the entire animal manure chain, providing practical information for engineers, environmental consultants, academics and advanced students involved in scientific, technical and regulatory issues related to animal manure management.

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Product Details

Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
382
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
864g
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781118488539
SKU
V9781118488539
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Sven G. Sommer
Sven G. Sommer, Institute of Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology and Environmental Engineering, University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Denmark. Professor Sommer has over fifteen years' experience in international research within all aspects of manure storage and composting processes. He is currently leading a research group in biosystem technologies at the University of Southern Denmark. Previous studies include: chemical processes and microbial activity ... Read more

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