TY - JOUR
T1 - Characterization of dairy milk house waste water in Kentucky
AU - Singh, Anshu
AU - Crofcheck, Czarena L.
AU - Brion, Gail M.
PY - 2007/3
Y1 - 2007/3
N2 - This study focuses on characterization of milk house waste water from eight different farms in Kentucky. The farms were separated into three groups based on the number of cows: small (20-30), medium (30-60), and large (over 60 cows). Samples were collected once a month from four farms and twice a month from the remainder. Samples were analyzed for chemical, biochemical, and microbiological characteristics. Results indicated a large and significant variation in the chemical and microbiological characteristics between the farms. Farm size had a significant effect on the nutrient content of the waste water. Though samples exhibited seasonal variation, there was no trend. Based on the results we will investigate the use of anaerobic-aerobic-anoxic-aerobic sequencing batch reactor (SBR) to treat milk house waste water on a pilot scale.
AB - This study focuses on characterization of milk house waste water from eight different farms in Kentucky. The farms were separated into three groups based on the number of cows: small (20-30), medium (30-60), and large (over 60 cows). Samples were collected once a month from four farms and twice a month from the remainder. Samples were analyzed for chemical, biochemical, and microbiological characteristics. Results indicated a large and significant variation in the chemical and microbiological characteristics between the farms. Farm size had a significant effect on the nutrient content of the waste water. Though samples exhibited seasonal variation, there was no trend. Based on the results we will investigate the use of anaerobic-aerobic-anoxic-aerobic sequencing batch reactor (SBR) to treat milk house waste water on a pilot scale.
KW - Bacteria
KW - Bacteriophage
KW - Dairy waste water
KW - Nutrients
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:34248383280
SN - 0883-8542
VL - 23
SP - 165
EP - 170
JO - Applied Engineering in Agriculture
JF - Applied Engineering in Agriculture
IS - 2
ER -