TABLE 2.
Chemical and cultural analysis of wastewaters and manure
| Parameter | Value for source
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|---|---|---|---|
| Manure | Separator pit water | Lagoon water | |
| APCa | 2.1 × 109 CFU/g | 1.9 × 106 CFU/ml | 2.8 × 105 CFU/ml |
| AnPCb | 6.9 × 109 CFU/g | 5.5 × 106 CFU/ml | 6.7 × 105 CFU/ml |
| CPCc | 2.4 × 106 CFU/g | 1.3 × 103 CFU/ml | 1.1 × 102 CFU/ml |
| Total Nd | NDe | 774 mg/liter (55 mM) | 348 mg/liter (24 mM) |
| Ammonia concn | ND | 644 mg/liter (36 mM) | 245 mg/liter (14 mM) |
| Nitrate concn | ND | <2 mg/liter (<38 μM) | <2 mg/liter (<38 μM) |
| Nitrite concn | ND | <2 mg/liter (<43 μM) | <2 mg/liter (<43 μM) |
| Sulfate concn | ND | 419 mg/liter (4.3 mM) | 65 mg/liter (0.7 mM) |
| Fe concn | ND | 4.7 mg/liter (247 μM) | 1.4 mg/liter (73 μM) |
| Na concn | ND | 400 mg/liter (17 mM) | 257 mg/liter (11 mM) |
| pH | ND | 7.65 | 7.95 |
a
Aerobic plate counts.
b
Anaerobic plate counts.
c
Coliform plate counts.
d
Total Kjeldahl nitrogen.
e
ND, not determined.