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Sodium Tetraborate Decahydrate Treatment Reduces Hydrogen Sulfide and the Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria Population of Swine Manure.
Journal of Environmental Quality 2016 November
Emission of odorous and toxic gases from stored livestock manure is well documented and poses a serious health risk to farmers and livestock. Hydrogen sulfide emissions have been sharply rising with increasingly intensive livestock production and are of particular concern because of the acute toxicity of this gas. Numerous strategies, technologies, and chemical treatments have been used to control hydrogen sulfide emissions, but none have worked particularly well because they are neither cost-effective nor environmentally sustainable, or they are too toxic for animals. The inhibitory effect of the sodium tetraborate decahydrate (i.e., borax) treatment to reduce hydrogen sulfide production using sulfate-reducing bacteria was examined in shallow manure pits in a starter-grower swine facility. Monitoring of air emissions and DNA analysis revealed that treatment of stored swine manure effectively reduced hydrogen sulfide production, and the reduction correlated to a decrease in the sulfate-reducing bacteria population in the stored swine manure.
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