Abstract
Cheap, efficient, and environmentally sound waste disposal will be needed as Kentucky's broiler industry expands. The filter strip length needed to protect water resources from contaminants in surface runoff is a pressing issue in waste management and water quality. In a previous Soil Science News and Views (Vol. 15, No. 8) we reported that grass filter strips as short as 15 feet can trap over 90% of the fecal bacteria eroding from land-applied and incorporated poultry waste during runoff following rainstorms. In this update, we provide some additional information and conclusions from that study on filter strip length, based on comparisons of filter strips receiving equal amounts of surface runoff.
Publication Date
1997
Volume
18
Number
3
Repository Citation
Coyne, Mark S.; Gilfillen, R. A.; and Blevins, Robert L., "Filter Strip Length and Fecal Bacteria Trapping from Poultry Waste - An Update" (1997). Soil Science News and Views. 18.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/pss_views/18
