Effects of swine manure dilution with lagoon effluent on microbial communities and odor formation in pit recharge systems
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2024-04-20
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Pit recharge systems (PRS) control odor by managing organic solids in swine manure. However, there needs to be more understanding of PRS's effect on the microbiome composition and its impact on odor formation. A study was conducted to understand how recharge intervals used in PRS impact manure microbiome and odor formation. Bioreactors dynamically loaded simulated recharge intervals of 14, 10, and 4 days by diluting swine manure with lagoon effluent at varying ratios. Treatment ratios tested included 10:0 (control), 7:3 (typical Korean PRS), 5:5 (enhanced PRS #1), and 2:8 (enhanced PRS #2). Manure microbial membership, chemical concentrations, and odorant concentrations were used to identify the interactions between microbiota, manure, and odor. The initial microbial community structure was controlled by dilution ratio and manure barn source material. Firmicutes and Proteobacteria were the dominant microbial phyla in manure and lagoon effluent, respectively, and significantly decreased or increased with dilution. Key microbial species were Clostridium saudiense in manure and Pseudomonas caeni in lagoon effluent. Percentages of these species declined by 8.9% or increased by 17.6%, respectively, with each unit dilution. Microbial community composition was controlled by both treatment (i.e., manure dilution ratio and barn source material) and environmental factors (i.e., solids and pH). Microbiome composition was correlated with manure odor formation profiles, but this effect was inseparable from environmental factors, which explained over 75% of the variance in odor profiles. Consequently, monitoring solids and pH in recharge waters will significantly impact odor control in PRS.
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This article is published as Hwang, Okhwa, Bryan Emmett, Daniel Andersen, Adina Howe, Kyoung Ro, and Steven Trabue. "Effects of swine manure dilution with lagoon effluent on microbial communities and odor formation in pit recharge systems." Journal of Environmental Management 358 (2024): 120884. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120884. Works produced by employees of the U.S. Government as part of their official duties are not copyrighted within the U.S. The content of this document is not copyrighted.