C. Jakobsson 5/2003
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Ammonia reduction measures for application of manure
Incorporation within 4 hours
Since 1996, manure,
slurry or urine must be incorporated within 4 hours
after land application when spreading on bare soils. This applies to three counties
in southern Sweden.
When applying manure, slurry and urine
it is of great importance that incorporation
takes place as soon as possible, as the largest ammonia emissions take place
immediately after application. The ammonia emissions are high, when the
contents of ammonia nitrogen are high in the urine, slurry or
manure. It is not until the ammonia ion is adsorbed
by soil particles or assimilated by crops, that the risk of ammonia
emissions is practically inhibited.
