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. 2019 Apr 5;17(4):e05648. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2019.5648
Symbol Parameter Default Valuea Unit
Input
Cadd Concentration of the additive in feed mg/kg complete feed
FItotal Total feed intake (DM) per animal per year kg feed/year
Nexcreted Total N excretion per animal per year kg N/year
RHOd soil Bulk density of (dry) soil 1,500 kg/m3
DEPTHfield Mixing depth with soil 0.05 m
CONVarea field Conversion factor for the area of the agricultural field 10,000 m2/ha
Q Annual nitrogen emission standard 170 kg N/ha
Intermediate results
PECmanure Concentration of the additive (parent compound) in manure expressed per amount nitrogen mg/kg N
Output
PECsoil dw Concentration of the additive (parent compound) in soil (dry weight) mg/kg soildw
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The use of the indicated default values in the equations is recommended. Reasons for any deviations from these values should be given by the applicant.