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The North American Manure Exposition--Missouri
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<blockquote data-quote="Son of Butch" data-source="post: 1177194" data-attributes="member: 14585"><p>And I thought it was only city slickers that didn't know that there is an entire industry devoted to manure management.</p><p></p><p>Manure produces 4 dangerous gases, methane, carbon dioxide, ammonia and hydrogen sulfide.</p><p>In large scale cattle, hog and poultry confinement systems the storage of manure is a big issue.</p><p>It is has nothing to do about making manure smell good </p><p></p><p>[here's a tip...perfume just masks scents, take a shower to eliminate body odor] </p><p></p><p>It's about safely dispersing these gases and doing so eliminates the odors of 2 of them, ammonia and hydrogen sulfide. </p><p>Methane and carbon dioxide are both odorless, but harmful and manure can produce heavy enough concentrations lethal to people and livestock. Both carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide are heavier than air. I know of an instance where a hydrogen sulfide cloud formed over a large outdoor lagoon and then on a day with high humidity and low wind carried to a nearby valley causing entire families to develop splitting headaches. Manure pits are much more dangerous than lagoons because of the gases that collect more easily in them. There have been a lot of cases of livestock deaths and even a few people have died as the result of improper manure management. Not to mention ground water contamination of farm wells and drinking water.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Son of Butch, post: 1177194, member: 14585"] And I thought it was only city slickers that didn't know that there is an entire industry devoted to manure management. Manure produces 4 dangerous gases, methane, carbon dioxide, ammonia and hydrogen sulfide. In large scale cattle, hog and poultry confinement systems the storage of manure is a big issue. It is has nothing to do about making manure smell good [here's a tip...perfume just masks scents, take a shower to eliminate body odor] It's about safely dispersing these gases and doing so eliminates the odors of 2 of them, ammonia and hydrogen sulfide. Methane and carbon dioxide are both odorless, but harmful and manure can produce heavy enough concentrations lethal to people and livestock. Both carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide are heavier than air. I know of an instance where a hydrogen sulfide cloud formed over a large outdoor lagoon and then on a day with high humidity and low wind carried to a nearby valley causing entire families to develop splitting headaches. Manure pits are much more dangerous than lagoons because of the gases that collect more easily in them. There have been a lot of cases of livestock deaths and even a few people have died as the result of improper manure management. Not to mention ground water contamination of farm wells and drinking water. [/QUOTE]
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