ASCE Manual of Practice No. 105 PDF download

Animal Waste Containment in Lagoons (MOP 105)

This book provides a comprehensive view of the state-of-the-art practice of animal waste containment and gives directions for future research techniques. Practitioners in the following disciplines will find this manual very beneficial: water resources, environmental, geotechnical, and agricultural engineering. Topics include: fate of nitrogen compounds in animal waste lagoons; seepage and transport through anaerobic lagoon liners, clogging of animal waste lagoon liners; evaluating seepage losses and liner performance at animal waste lagoon using water balance methods; use of coal combustion by-products as low permeability liners for manure storage facilities; and air quality issues associated with livestock production.